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At a Monday news conference, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would veto the state budget
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gertrude Respess claims Wilkinson Solar, and its parent company Invenergy Solar Development, last year took advantage of her dying husband Rhonda to obtain farmland for a large solar installation in Beaufort County
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly's commitment to expand the number of H-2B visas available this fiscal year, which would begin in late July at the earliest
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 10:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, used Gov. Roy Cooper's own words to urge him to sign a $23 billion General Fund budget, reminding him the N.C. Constitution gives more power to the General Assembly than the executive branch
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 9:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"North Carolina has become ground zero in the redistricting battles about how much and how little race can be used in the redistricting process."
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2017 @ 1:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Certificate-of-need reforms were left out of the final budget compromise passed by the General Assembly
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Distillers in North Carolina aren't quite ready to extend their arms in a celebratory toast, but they've certainly opened the bottle and dropped some ice in the glass
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 6:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Third parties would face a lower hurdle in seeking a spot on North Carolina's election ballot, under a bill that cleared a state House committee this morning.
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $23 billion House and Senate budget compromise will include a 3.1 percent increase in spending in the 2017-18 budget year, which is higher than the two chambers agreed to several months ago when budget writing began
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 8:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The News & Observer of Raleigh and The Charlotte Observer have offered up a wonderful example of the power of free and independent thought
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mark Walker is a Baptist minister, so his explanation as to why he and other Republican congressmen survived a mass assassination attempt isn't surprising
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says Roy Cooper, his Democratic successor, is repaying his trial lawyer campaign contributors by hiring them for expensive, politically motivated lawsuits against the GOP-led General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling by the N.C. Supreme Court that prevented sex offenders from using social media
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It would be very surprising if North Carolina Democrats didn't make significant gains in the next election for General Assembly - whenever that may be
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2017 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state Superior Court panel and the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt Gov. Roy Cooper and his political allies two setbacks
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Per-Student Expenditure Figures are Not Always Meaningful
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Senate panel passed legislation Thursday to accelerate mental health Medicaid reform and free up nearly $1 billion in frozen assets to provide more behavioral health services
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 6:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Patients deserve better access to both life-saving and life-preserving health-care treatments
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teacher Mobility Report Debunked? Hardly
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Richmond, said if all of the opioid pills prescribed in the past 12 months were counted
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 8:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Staffing may hobble class size reduction efforts
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 1:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2017 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators could save taxpayers another $455 million in the next budget year
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 @ 10:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this year, the commission delivered a report to the General Assembly urging, among other reforms, legislation raising the default age teenagers charged with nonviolent offenses would be tried in adult courts from 16 to 18 years old
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 7:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before Gov. Roy Cooper and his surrogates accuse the N.C. General Assembly of “thumbing its nose at the North Carolina Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court,” the governor might want to reflect on his own actions in connection with legislative electoral redistricting
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jeanne Van Staalduinen teaches at Terra Ceia Christian School in Beaufort County
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 12:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper appointed eight members to the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission this week
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 2:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although recent court decisions might lead you to think otherwise, North Carolina voters are probably going to have to present photo identification to cast ballots in the near future
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The three-judge federal panel reviewing North Carolina's legislative districts wants to respond quickly to the U.S. Supreme Court, making a 2017 special legislative session possible
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 11:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Republicans have gotten right what Republicans elsewhere have gotten very wrong: how to construct sensible tax cuts and honest, conservative budgets
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 @ 6:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Spring, in my mind, means one thing - the return of baseball. A few years ago, there was a campaign to make Opening Day a federal holiday. I signed the petition
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 @ 3:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In fewer than 24 hours, the curtain fell on the political theater of a special redistricting session
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 6:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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