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Since January 2016, the University of North Carolina system has had two “permanent” presidents and two interim leaders (including current Interim President Dr. Bill Roper).
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2019 @ 5:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Do you find divided government frustrating or exhilarating? Either way, you might as well get used to it. North Carolina is likely to be a political battleground for many years to come.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2019 @ 10:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state would bypass local school districts and give each N.C. public school teacher access to $400 for classroom supplies under a bill unveiled Wednesday, April 3.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If anyone hasn't seen the movie UNPLANNED, I urge you to do so. There are several take-home messages from the movie, as expressed by the woman not only who wrote the book on which the movie was based (Abby Johnson) but on whose experiences the story was based.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 12:26 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Folwell is locked in a heated battle with state hospitals, health systems, doctors, and legislative supporters of House Bill 184, which is slated for a House floor vote Wednesday, April 3.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Have you ever seen the movie "Dave"? It's a warm-hearted little comedy from 1993 about a man (Dave, played by Kevin Kline) who runs a temporary employment agency and has a side hustle of being a spot-on impersonator of the president of the United States.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill filed Tuesday, April 2, in the N.C. House would dramatically revamp how the state governs liquor sales and distribution, including a provision allowing for Sunday sales.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2013, North Carolina launched “Read To Achieve, which was supposed to help lagging kids reach literacy by third grade. Six years and $150 million later, the state has seen little success.
Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Top-ranking senators have introduced an omnibus health-care bill that would add severely disabled people to the Medicaid rolls and abolish restrictive certificate of need laws.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC House: Hospitals are Too Important to Fail, but Taxpayers are Unimportant to Save Them Money
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:39 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Robin Hayes, chairman of the N.C. Republican Party, Wednesday relinquished most of his daily managing responsibilities to other party officers.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 7:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Joining us to accept the Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of Travis is his son, Trevor. Thank you very much, Trevor.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 8:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A federal grand jury indicted N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, political donor Greg Lindberg of Durham, and two Lindberg associates on charges of wire fraud, bribery, and making false statements to law enforcement agents.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 9:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal Associate Editor Lindsay Marchello sat down with Carrington on Feb. 15 to talk about his career and the challenges of keeping governments accountable
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a major blow to proponents of light rail, the GoTriangle Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday, March 27, to end the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 12:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper and his staff laid out a comprehensive plan to sell the public on the approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and a $57.8 million discretionary fund connected to the project
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 7:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Notice how completely the hospital lobbyists wanted to remove Treasurer Folwell from anything having to do with the State Health Plan. He wasn't even made a "voting" member of the Committee to study the Plan and to come up with a "recommended design" for it.
Published: Monday, April 22nd, 2019 @ 10:57 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Sen. Bernie Sanders recently called climate change "an existential threat" and blamed it for last weekend's deadly Alabama tornadoes.
Published: Sunday, March 31st, 2019 @ 1:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Friday evening, April 12th, is the opening night of the PirateFest carnival, located at the Five Points Plaza, featuring rides, games, food, and piractical fun.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 9:50 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Beaufort County Community College cut the ribbon on a disc golf course that stretches across its campus on March 20
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 8:00 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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This is a great honor for me because I'm a hockey fan and I'm a Capitals fan.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 7:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The stack of bills from N.C. lawmakers looking to reform and modernize the state’s 80-year-old liquor laws is growing.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton didn’t initiate his resignation, and discussions with UNC leadership about his impending exit have been ongoing
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 8:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC System attorney says Staton resigned voluntarily, board didn't need to be consulted
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 4:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Departing East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton will receive nearly $600,000 in a separation agreement from the UNC System, a document from the system states
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 2:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Ronald McDonald House of Eastern North Carolina has helped families with children in the hospital for 30 years in Greenville.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ten Republicans are among the 13 candidates seeking election to the vacant 9th U.S. Congressional District seat after the 2018 contest was marred with so much fraud the State Board of Elections ordered a new contest.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Democratic candidate would be in good shape to win the 2020 presidential election, if it were held today.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2019 @ 10:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, a feminist tried to steal crosses from a pro-life display organized by Students for Life at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, before police officers stepped in.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2019 @ 10:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The top official at the State Board of Elections wants tougher punishment for election crimes, suggesting special prosecutors should be appointed if district attorneys or federal authorities refuse to investigate wrongdoing.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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