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North Carolina families are hungry for school choice. To wit: the state’s opportunity scholarship program has had more than 15,000 eligible applicants since its inception just two years ago
Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2016 @ 4:26 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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By a 60-49 vote, the state House on Thursday passed a bill that would temporarily remove five of North Carolina's lowest-performing public schools from their districts, placing them instead under the supervision of an Achievement School District
Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2016 @ 6:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Porter's Group LLC will expand its North Carolina presence with a new facility in Cleveland County
Published: Saturday, June 4th, 2016 @ 6:07 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Jones thanks Chairman Harold Rogers (KY-5) for acting on Jones' March 17 request to include language in federal spending bills to ensure that computer networks in federal agencies block the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 4:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Hillary Clinton's unpopularity continues to climb amid a scathing State Department Inspector General report criticizing her email practices while Secretary of State, North Carolina Democrat nominee for governor, Roy Cooper, declined to endorse his party's front runner in an interview with the...
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
By: Chris Downey
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North Carolina's still-young Opportunity Scholarship Program would get a major boost if a provision in the proposed Senate budget becomes law
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. E. Wade Cullifer, age 78, a resident of Pinetown, NC died Thursday June 2, 2016 at Ridgewood Manor
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 2:46 pm
By: Announcements
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On the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, Attorney General Roy Cooper told a federal court that his office intends to appear on behalf of the State of North Carolina in the lawsuit involving the U.S. Department of Justice
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 11:04 am
By: McCrory Communications
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It's hard work rather than luck bringing East Carolina University students to Las Vegas this weekend. Communication students from ECU have been preparing all semester to produce a live awards ceremony for a national convention being held there April 17-20.
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 9:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day...
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 9:19 am
By: Chris Downey
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Efforts to block the controversial high-occupancy or toll lanes on Interstate 77 in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties gained momentum on Wednesday as a bill to cancel the project cleared two committees
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a rare interview with the Henderson Daily Dispatch Friday, Attorney General Roy Cooper endorsed the tactics of activist groups like the Human Rights Commission and the A.C.L.U. and encouraged further boycotts against the state and continued economic retaliation against the hardworking people...
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 3:28 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for June, 2016
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 2:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The voter rage propelling the presidential candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders is not just an American phenomenon
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2016 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. State Department’s following what it claims was an extensive probe has released to federal lawmakers and other interested parties a “highly critical analysis” of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s communications security practices
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:47 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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Senate leaders on Tuesday began unveiling their $22.2 billion General Fund budget, including a nearly 20 percent pay boost for teachers over two years, a middle-class tax cut, and a tuition freeze for UNC system students
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina hit another milestone in Medicaid reform today when Governor Pat McCrory signed an application that will pave the way for an innovative North Carolina solution
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The State Board of Elections has designated a special filing period for qualified candidates to file for election for Court of Appeals
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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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 2nd, 2016 @ 6:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 6:12 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Vidant Home Health and Hospice has been named a 2016 Hospice Honors Elite Award recipient by Deyta Analytics
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 6:11 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Several state Supreme Court justices showed skepticism during a Wednesday hearing over the constitutionality of a recent law establishing "retention" elections for appellate court judges
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2016 @ 6:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The heir apparent to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, is urging followers of ISIS to launch deadly attacks on civilians during the Muslim holiday season known as Ramadan, which lasts an entire month
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 11:11 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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A new study from the Mercatus Center highlighted improvements in North Carolina's fiscal performance from fiscal 2013 to 2014.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 9:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As part of Governor Pat McCrory's efforts to connect veterans, active duty military and their families to jobs in the state, the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs released the 2016 NC4VETS Resource Guide
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 9:52 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A fascinating ride with a real out of the box thinker and entrepreneur, who made a fortune, lost a fortune and is still rich.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:57 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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On Thursday, May 19th at around 1:50pm, deputies and school administrators of Washington High School responded to a classroom after the teacher called for assistance dealing with a disorderly student.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, The Pat McCrory Committee released a new web ad contrasting recent positive economic news under Governor McCrory with Roy Cooper's high-tax, big government and job-killing agenda
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:49 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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It's cheap to borrow right now. That doesn't mean you ought to load up with new debt, however, and this same wisdom applies to the public sector
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This year for the first time, we're going on a European river cruise. We've taken several bike and barge trips over the years, one in the Netherlands and two in France, and one biking/sailing trip to the Greek Islands.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:14 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The nation's largest police union is currently launching a campaign called "Our True Heroes"
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 7:10 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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The city wants to spend a large amount of taxpayers’ money to build a ballpark complex. It won’t just be a ballpark. The facility would also be designed to host soccer, lacrosse, and other sporting events.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 6:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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