As to why the NAACP and the League of Women Voters have filed separate complaints against the North Carolina Governor and the State Board of Elections due to HB 589 being signed into law on Monday, August 12, 2013, it could be that North Carolina is a political "battle ground" state.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory took our advice and signed that voter ID bill passed by the General Assembly. Kudos to him. The bill didn't go as far as I would like to see it go, but something is better than nothing.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 10:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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As the debate rages over photo voter ID, it is fascinating to listen to the arguments against the proposed law. The opposition continues to repeat the same old lines used back in 2005 when Georgia passed a similar photo ID bill.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Yesterday, despite being warned of its consequences, Gov. Pat McCrory signed HB 589 into law.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed HB 589, commonly referred to as Voter Photo ID, into law. This law will help ensure the integrity of the North Carolina ballot box and provide greater equality in access to voting to North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The mainstream media tells us that Gov. Pat McCrory has 38 bills sitting on his desk waiting for signatures or vetoes.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2013 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Please take a moment to tell Governor McCrory that you Support Voter ID and the other election reforms in HB 589 and ask him to sign the bill into law immediately!
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We’re proud in North Carolina to have laws that encourage people to register and vote while maintaining the integrity of our elections.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Supporters of a bill giving the state treasurer's office greater flexibility to invest money from the state's $81 billion pension plan affecting teachers...
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The terms "voter suppression" and "outrageous" were bandied about during the recent debate over North Carolina's voter ID and election law reforms.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans unveiled a voter ID bill Thursday that resembles a version the House passed earlier this year, with a handful of glaring differences.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2013 @ 10:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a new video out floating around that raises some serious questions about the strength of the voter ID bill that recently passed the GOP-controlled state House.
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina's mental health system is "very fragile," straining beneath the weight of psychiatrist shortages, emergency rooms overflowing...
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill allowing the treasurer more leeway to invest the state pension plan in riskier portfolios is set tonight for its first Senate floor vote.
Published: Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gamblers on a losing streak often resort to desperately making riskier bets to try to make up for their previous losses - a move that rarely pays off and which usually leaves them even poorer.
Published: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 @ 7:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Dr. Dennis Alan O'Neal, 58, and wife, Debra Cohen O'Neal, 56, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 in a plane crash.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 @ 2:45 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Patricia Smith “Pat” Whaley, 58, a resident of 2291 Garrett Road, Lot 18, Williamston, and formerly of Washington, died Saturday Dec. 31, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 @ 6:38 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Marion A. Edwards, 58, of 6428 Leary Mills Road, Chocowinity, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Edward-Jones family cemetery, Grimesland.
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2011 @ 5:34 pm
By: Announcements
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A brief look at forty years of irresponsible fiscal policy
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 @ 4:13 pm
By: BCN
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