State budget negotiations are stalled as House and Senate lawmakers are too far apart to reach a deal. Reportedly, there will not be a budget agreement until likely September, following what had initially been a June 30 deadline.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A former powerful N.C. House Rules Committee chairman urges the N.C. Court of Appeals to allow him to pursue a political discrimination claim against the state agency that fired him last year.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday morning, Republican leaders announced that Rep. Tricia Cotham, a longtime Democrat from Mecklenburg County, is joining the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Many of us were mesmerized in watching some or most of the fifteen votes required to elect a Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. I can’t remember which round it was when it hit me that North Carolina has been here before.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 9:54 am
By: Tom Campbell
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McCrae Dowless, the man at the heart of an alleged ballot trafficking (also known as ballot harvesting) scheme that resulted in an overturned congressional election, died on Sunday, April 24.
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dallas Woodhouse describes what he was doing on 9/11.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 7:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s history of drawing congressional and legislative districts is challenging to defend for both political parties.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 10:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives is set to make history next year.
Published: Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections ousted Executive Director Kim Strach Monday, May 13, on a party line vote, naming Karen Brinson Bell of Charleston, South Carolina, to replace Strach effective June 1.
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the twilight of his political career, Ronald Reagan made the media rounds to discuss his administration, legacy, and unfinished business
Published: Friday, March 15th, 2019 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the North Carolina General Assembly gathered for its Oct. 2 special session on Hurricane Florence relief, the state’s rainy-day fund stood at $2.01 billion
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 5:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The shows at the old Randy Parton Theatre will go on, in some form or another
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's common for the N.C. General Assembly to end legislative sessions amid a flurry of last-minute filings and maneuvering
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican legislative leaders’ decision to hold secretive budget deliberations was bad politics, and could further motivate angry Democrats to flood the voting booth this fall, political observers say
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten years ago - July 26, 2007 - one of North Carolina's most spectacular economic development boondoggles hosted its first performance
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 4:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Elections are full of numbers. Misuse those numbers, and you might end up making arguments that are full of something else
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017 @ 12:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Republican lawmakers have answered a three-judge panel ruling earlier this month with a new congressional map that makes changes to all 13 districts and looks very different from the map it replaced. Since the unveiling, Gov. Pat McCrory has called the General Assembly back into a spe
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Do you prefer competitive elections? Or results that represent the nearly even partisan political split within North Carolina?
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2016 @ 5:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When our legislature voted to consolidate the traditional May Primary Election with the March 15th Presidential Primary they may have driven a nail in the coffins of political parties in our state.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Republican U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, who serves the 10th Congressional District, said the single term he served in the state House more than a decade ago
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It seems like just yesterday that eye doctor from Matthews and that portly fellow from Moore County were roaming the House chamber wreaking havoc, shaking down lobbyists and scaring children.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 8:33 am
By: Brant Clifton
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That's right. You read it correctly. Leftist strategist Thomas Mills is praising the work of new Republican speaker Tim Moore
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 8:36 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Sources tell me that members of the NCGOP Executive Committee were informed via email this morning that current state party chairman Claude Pope will not be seeking another term in office.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A Democrat named Arthur Williams represented the Outer Banks-centered Sixth District in the North Carolina House from 2003-2011. During that time, he was a good Democrat — a good soldier for then Senate boss Marc Basnight and then-House speaker Jim Black.
Published: Monday, January 12th, 2015 @ 9:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The drive-by media across The Carolinas was ga-ga this morning about a story regarding "payouts download (7)from a lender" to Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) and congressman Mark Sanford (R-SC).
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 1:08 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I wasn't surprised that Tim Moore was tapped by his GOP House colleagues Saturday to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 12:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Former Republican legislator John Rhodes, running as a write-in unaffiliated candidate for US Senate, says voters AND the government need to take a closer look at the ethics of GOP US Senate nominee Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I liked the format of Thursday's debate much better than the previous two. It allowed for more of a give-and-take between the candidates.
Published: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We heard this term bantered about when former state Rep. Richard Morgan and a handful of friends cut a deal with Jim Black and the Democrats to snatch a state House majority from the GOP.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I had to convince myself repeatedly that this was NOT a Saturday Night Live skit. The drive-bys subjected us AND the candidates with some moronic, leftist questions.
Published: Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 @ 1:03 am
By: Brant Clifton
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he drive-bys are working hard to gin up some interest in tonight's US Senate debate. They are trying to sell us on the possibility that this televised event tonight could change the course of the race.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 9:26 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"I didn't go looking for this opportunity," said John Rhodes, the best-known of the three qualified write-in candidates for US Senate in North Carolina. "It found me.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 9:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Former GOP legislator John Rhodes — now a conservative independent is taking the fight directly to major party candidates Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 7:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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