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A legislative oversight committee decided on Tuesday to delay a push to eliminate and consolidate a number of occupational licensing boards.
A legislative oversight committee decided on Tuesday to delay a push to eliminate and consolidate a number of occupational licensing boards.
 
Ms. Christie Davenport Whitesell, age 46, a resident of Tangueray Drive, Smithfield, NC, and a former resident of Hwy 32 North Pinetown, NC, died on April 5, 2016 at her parent's home after an unexpected illness.
Ms. Christie Davenport Whitesell, age 46, a resident of Tangueray Drive, Smithfield, NC, and a former resident of Hwy 32 North Pinetown, NC, died on April 5, 2016 at her parent's home after an unexpected illness.
 
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.
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.
 
The General Assembly recently passed a law invalidating a Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of the sex with which they identify
The General Assembly recently passed a law invalidating a Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use the bathroom of the sex with which they identify
 
The 1,400-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite appears to be several years away from being a suitable location for the automotive plant or other large manufacturing facility it was designed to attract, based on conversations with government, business, and community officials
The 1,400-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite appears to be several years away from being a suitable location for the automotive plant or other large manufacturing facility it was designed to attract, based on conversations with government, business, and community officials
 
Even though by law N.C. Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla (or someone he chooses) must be appointed to the 13-member North Carolina Railroad Company board of directors, the selection places Skvarla in an unusual position
Even though by law N.C. Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla (or someone he chooses) must be appointed to the 13-member North Carolina Railroad Company board of directors, the selection places Skvarla in an unusual position
 
North Carolina is not the only state in which mom-and-pop alcohol producers are seeking a break from restrictions on their ability to market their products
North Carolina is not the only state in which mom-and-pop alcohol producers are seeking a break from restrictions on their ability to market their products
 
For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market.
For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market.
 
The North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, has asked a judge to dismiss Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce's complaint asking the State Bar to address allegations of professional misconduct by Attorney General Roy Cooper
The North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, has asked a judge to dismiss Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce's complaint asking the State Bar to address allegations of professional misconduct by Attorney General Roy Cooper
 
As the 2016 general election unfolds in North Carolina, you should expect to hear a lot about how the state's economy has fared under Republican governance in Raleigh.
As the 2016 general election unfolds in North Carolina, you should expect to hear a lot about how the state's economy has fared under Republican governance in Raleigh.
 
Despite the claims of some, North Carolina is not a "net exporter of teachers."
 
It's no secret that America's economy hasn't been growing as quickly as anyone would like since the official end of the Great Recession
It's no secret that America's economy hasn't been growing as quickly as anyone would like since the official end of the Great Recession
 
In late February, the Charlotte city council passed a so-called antidiscrimination law, scheduled to go into effect on April 1, aimed at protecting what, in their view, are the rights of those in the gay, lesbian, and transgender community.
In late February, the Charlotte city council passed a so-called antidiscrimination law, scheduled to go into effect on April 1, aimed at protecting what, in their view, are the rights of those in the gay, lesbian, and transgender community.
 
A petition to ease restrictions on MRI machine ownership for community hospitals was struck down Wednesday by the State Health Coordinating Council's Technology and Equipment Committee, a division of the the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
A petition to ease restrictions on MRI machine ownership for community hospitals was struck down Wednesday by the State Health Coordinating Council's Technology and Equipment Committee, a division of the the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
 
A state House committee on Wednesday looked at some of the successes and pitfalls neighboring Tennessee's Achievement School District has experienced as lawmakers pondered ways to turn around some of the state's worst performing schools.
A state House committee on Wednesday looked at some of the successes and pitfalls neighboring Tennessee's Achievement School District has experienced as lawmakers pondered ways to turn around some of the state's worst performing schools.
 
North Carolina lawmakers pushed back against Common Core education standards by passing legislation to require the teaching of cursive handwriting in elementary schools
North Carolina lawmakers pushed back against Common Core education standards by passing legislation to require the teaching of cursive handwriting in elementary schools
 
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.
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.
 
Economic research has shown that stadium subsidies are bad public investments. That hasn't reduced the desire of local governments to throw money at professional sports teams
Economic research has shown that stadium subsidies are bad public investments. That hasn't reduced the desire of local governments to throw money at professional sports teams
 
Advocates of North Carolina's new "Right to Try" law - and similar ones in other states - are raising awareness of the law, which allows terminally ill patients who have exhausted other procedures the opportunity to try new drugs that gone through part but not all of the Food and Drug Administration
Advocates of North Carolina's new "Right to Try" law - and similar ones in other states - are raising awareness of the law, which allows terminally ill patients who have exhausted other procedures the opportunity to try new drugs that gone through part but not all of the Food and Drug Administration
 
If Republicans have been attempting to suppress the vote in North Carolina, they must be the most incompetent tyrants in modern American history.
If Republicans have been attempting to suppress the vote in North Carolina, they must be the most incompetent tyrants in modern American history.
 
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.
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.
 
One of the best-known houses in one of Raleigh's older neighborhoods is also among its newest
One of the best-known houses in one of Raleigh's older neighborhoods is also among its newest
 
There was an interesting headline out of Buncombe County that caught my eye.
There was an interesting headline out of Buncombe County that caught my eye.
 
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.
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.
 
President Barack Obama's job-approval rating has risen over the past two months. I think I know the reason why - and North Carolina politicians should take note of it.
President Barack Obama's job-approval rating has risen over the past two months. I think I know the reason why - and North Carolina politicians should take note of it.
 
State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is concerned that insurers "have left health insurance markets in droves due to the increased burdens" of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare
State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is concerned that insurers "have left health insurance markets in droves due to the increased burdens" of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare
 
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse.
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse.
 
A Division of Motor Vehicles supervisor who was identified in a Jan. 28 state audit as having a conflict of interest for selling and servicing fire extinguishers to some of the automotive dealerships he regulated is on administrative leave.
A Division of Motor Vehicles supervisor who was identified in a Jan. 28 state audit as having a conflict of interest for selling and servicing fire extinguishers to some of the automotive dealerships he regulated is on administrative leave.
 
Teen geniuses and word wizards just lost their competitive edge with the nation's most established college admissions exam.
Teen geniuses and word wizards just lost their competitive edge with the nation's most established college admissions exam.
 
CityLab.com, a website on urban policy published by The Atlantic Monthly, reports that the High-Occupancy Tolling project on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte won a dubious honor, making the list of 12 “highway boondoggles” identified by U.S. PIRG, a group founded by Ralph Nader.
CityLab.com, a website on urban policy published by The Atlantic Monthly, reports that the High-Occupancy Tolling project on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte won a dubious honor, making the list of 12 “highway boondoggles” identified by U.S. PIRG, a group founded by Ralph Nader.
 
I was struck when I came across two recent news stories virtually side-by-side
 
Senate Democrats on Wednesday walked out of the chamber moments before their GOP colleagues voted unanimously to adopt a state law reversing a newly passed Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use whichever public bathroom they choose
Senate Democrats on Wednesday walked out of the chamber moments before their GOP colleagues voted unanimously to adopt a state law reversing a newly passed Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use whichever public bathroom they choose
 
Between 1933 and 1977 the State of North Carolina authorized the involuntary sterilization of more than 8,000 people, most of whom were women
Between 1933 and 1977 the State of North Carolina authorized the involuntary sterilization of more than 8,000 people, most of whom were women
 
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.
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.
 
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