The world is celebrating today after news broke that mankind had landed on the Moon for the first time since Wallace and Gromit did so in 1989.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 4:51 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Locke produces award-winning short film on the 1898 Wilmington Coup
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 3:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the North Carolina House of Representatives gave bipartisan approval to House Resolution 897, which extends support for the nation of Israel in light of the recent attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:24 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In the Pines, a John Locke Foundation-produced short film based on the 1898 insurrection that toppled Wilmington’s elected local government, recently won Best Film and two other awards at the Golden Hour Film Festival in Morganton.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 7:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 12:25 am
By: Governor's Office
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Director Tim Burton is a Hollywood mainstay, but that wasn’t always the case. Now the 64-year-old is reflecting on one of his first big projects and how he was treated by actor Jack Nicholson.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 6:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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How a coastal North Carolina city became the site of America’s only coup d’etat
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 10:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On Friday, September 28, 2018, the President signed into law.
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 3:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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House Republicans beat back several attempts Wednesday by Democrats to expand the regulatory scope of a bill dealing with the GenX contaminant dumped into the lower Cape Fear River region, as the measure passed 116-0.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The town of Hillsborough and Orange County have turned the holy grail of environmentalism into official public policy
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Passage of House Bill 589 this year brought major changes to energy policy in North Carolina
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2018 @ 6:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 589, passed earlier this year by the General Assembly, could put allies of North Carolina’s renewable energy industry somewhat at ease, said Randy Wheeless, a spokesman for Duke Energy, at a Nov. 1 meeting of renewable advocates
Published: Monday, November 13th, 2017 @ 3:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper today signed House Bill 589, a substantial portion of which is necessary and comprehensive energy legislation that secures a booming North Carolina solar energy industry that leads the nation
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2017 @ 1:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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House Bill 589, the misnamed Competitive Energy Solutions for NC, is making its way through the North Carolina Senate
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2017 @ 1:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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House Bill 589, Competitive Energy Solutions for NC, is anything but competitive or a solution. It is a lobbyists’ dream bill with something for everyone – right down to a set aside for environmental non-profit NCGREENPOWER
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement on HB 589
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 12:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Pat McCrory is firing back at the US DOJ for their ridiculous demands to drop gender restrictions on bathrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 10:23 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Here is how to tell when you have too much stuff when you are taking a two day trip. It is possible that the same applies to a 3-hour tour.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:04 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The icon picture is Larry Patrick and Playboy Playmate Candy Loving who was representing Budweiser Beer.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 11:15 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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During the 1787-89 debates over ratifying the U.S. Constitution, for example, North Carolina's population was divided over the necessity of a new constitution and what became known as the Bill of Rights.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politicians love to use their power to dole out favors and privileges to politically-connected special interests. They also love to interfere with the economy, attempting to impose their preferences upon investors and consumers through a hodgepodge of taxpayer handouts and targeted tax breaks.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 5:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Then-speaker Thom Tillis, Skip Stam, the Black Caucus, and The John Locke Foundation were all quite passionate about passing reparations for people sterilized by the state of North Carolina from the 20s to the 70s.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2014 @ 6:25 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, the effort to bring party disloyalty into the debate on HB 1224 blew up rather unceremoniously. Apparently, some "pain-in-the-ass-teabagger web site" spilled the beans before the plan could get underway.
Published: Monday, September 1st, 2014 @ 9:54 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In one of its last actions for the 2014 legislative session, the House defeated a Senate proposal to restructure county sales taxes, with a number of House members voicing concerns and voting against the economic development components included in H1224
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Speaker of The House tried to ram through a bill containing a smorgasbord of odds-and-ends spending desired by the governor and various special interests.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The details have been scrubbed from The Internet, but — thanks to resources like The Wayback Machine — nothing is ever truly GONE from cyberspace.
Published: Saturday, August 16th, 2014 @ 8:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Yes, state board member, Maja Kricker, really did rule at the State Board of Elections (SBOE) meeting today. Her opinion was the only opinion that counted when it came to the five member SBOE voting on one-stop variance requests made by county board of elections.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 3:16 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory signed seven bills yesterday
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: Christopher Maye
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All our lives we've heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, "the love of money is the root of all evil," "a penny saved is a penny earned," "a fool and his money are soon parted," and "you can't spend the same dollar twice."
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Those of us who consider ourselves moderates are following our state's current events with interest and no small measure of amusement.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 12:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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First annual Car, Truck and Bike show at Beaufort County Community College, located in Washington, North Carolina on April 5th, 2014.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: David Winstead
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Enough with the hysteria, finger pointing and partisanship already. The Duke Energy coal ash spill needs immediate action, there’s blame enough to go around and we need to focus on fixing problems.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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