Religious liberty - which is the first right secured in the Bill of Rights - has won again in the nation's highest court. In a unanimous decision this week (Holt v. Hobbs), the U.S. Supreme Court has held that an Arkansas state prison policy that prohibited inmates from growing beards...
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2015 @ 10:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation will focus on freedom as it monitors activity within the N.C. General Assembly in 2015. JLF Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray delivered that message Monday.
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 4:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats.
Published: Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The election of 2014 will have widespread impacts. It will determine who will control the legislative branch, directly affect policy decisions (whether to repeal, replace, or renew earlier reforms), and set the stage of the 2016 election and beyond.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When I hear advocates claiming to represent women tell us we need to focus on "women's issues," I roll my eyes and try not to be insulted. I thought we'd gotten past the days of patronizing the "little ladies"
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that AvidXchange will expand its headquarters operations in Charlotte. The company plans to create 603 jobs in Mecklenburg County by the end of 2018 and invest more than $21.4 million.
Published: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 6:11 pm
By: Chris Downey
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As the result of actions taken during the 2014 legislative short session, the school year begins with more money for teachers, more students attending schools of their choice, and more focus on what is happening in the classroom.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This legislative session has reminded me of watching my in-laws fight. It was loud, boisterous, impassioned, argumentative, at times totally unreasonable, accusatory, crazy, painful, and yet sometimes funny to watch — predictable and surprising.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation this morning that protects health care personnel who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents (chemotherapy drugs) from disease and injury caused by exposure. House Bill 644 requires the North Carolina Department of Labor, by...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Charlotte, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Spectra Group Inc. will be moving its financial services delivery center to Mecklenburg County. The company plans to create 250 jobs in Charlotte by the end of 2018.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 7:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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This week’s Bad Bill is thankfully just a joint resolution, but is important to spotlight as it advocates a topic that continues to be hotly debated both here in NC and nationwide. SJR 838, sponsored by Sens. Earline Parmon (D-Forsyth) , Don Davis (D-Greene) and Angela Bryant (D-Halifax) is a...
Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 @ 4:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Vidant Medical Center is included in the Becker's Healthcare 2014 list of "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare."
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state House pushed ahead Tuesday with House Bill 1050, limiting the amount of money North Carolina cities and towns could charge businesses for privilege licenses. The bill, which would cap municipal privilege licenses at $100 per year, is part of a catch-all tax package designed to tweak...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senate hopeful Greg Brannon issued fiery constitutional rhetoric and delivered the biggest applause lines Friday night from an audience of about 600 people as he ran away with a straw poll at a Republican candidates forum.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In early May, the North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene in Raleigh for its so-called "short session." Beyond approving adjustments to the second year of the state's two-year budget, lawmakers could consider a number of other key issues. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president...
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The full N.C. General Assembly returns to work in May. In the meantime, many legislators are busy working on oversight and study committees, including roughly 20 new groups set up since the end of the long legislative session last summer. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for...
Published: Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's doubtful that any of the participants in a recent legislative debate meant to offer a free advertisement for the John Locke Foundation's proposed Unlimited Savings Allowance, or USA, Consumption Tax.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 7:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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By a 6-3 vote divided along racial lines, earlier this month the High Point City Council approved a resolution requesting the resignation of Mayor Bernita Sims due to reported personal financial problems.
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Tea Party patriots are hosting three acclaimed associates from the John Locke Foundation to better inform and educate curious locals, who wish to stay knowledgeable about how government work, and how it should work.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state House Thursday struck a blow for broad regulatory reform. Senate Bill 112 seeks to streamline the rulemaking process, protect grandfathered zoning decisions, prohibit zoning protest petitions, and remove industrial commissioners from state personnel protections. The bill also would...
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled recently that an Oklahoma City-based company, Hobby Lobby, could proceed with a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate linked to Obamacare. The mandate requires companies to provide insurance covering...
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2013 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Elizabeth ” Beck” Warren, of 13203 N.C. Highway 171, Jamesville, died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2013 @ 4:19 pm
By: Announcements
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A home-schooled high school student mentored by East Carolina University faculty is one of only eight North Carolina students to compete this month in the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Published: Friday, May 3rd, 2013 @ 7:41 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Many who heard Becky Vinson speak on campus Wednesday already knew the outlines of her inspiring life story. From newspaper stories and an ESPN video, they knew she came to East Carolina University as a single mother struggling to pay tuition and rent while raising two kids.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 5:22 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Rebecca "Becky" Jenkins Boyd, 34, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2013.
Published: Saturday, January 5th, 2013 @ 4:14 pm
By: Announcements
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A funeral service for Mr. Raymond Evans Philbeck will be held at 2:00 PM today at Mary’s Chapel Christian Church, Aurora.
Published: Sunday, November 11th, 2012 @ 1:43 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Raymond Evans Philbeck, age 45, a resident of 4113 Mary's Chapel Church Road, Aurora, N.C., died Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C.
Published: Saturday, November 10th, 2012 @ 10:46 am
By: Luciana Sharpe
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Raymond Evans Philbeck, 45, a resident of 4113 Mary’s Chapel Church Road, Aurora, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2012 @ 7:30 pm
By: Announcements
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Rebecca Gail Keech “Becky” Waters, age 58, a resident of 8350 Old 97 Road, Pantego, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, August 24, 2012, at her home.
Published: Saturday, August 25th, 2012 @ 11:23 am
By: Announcements
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As North Carolina continues to struggle with one of the worst unemployment rates in the country, many families are finding ways to trim their household budget. But how many of you would think that adding an expensive cable channel that nobody watches would count as tightening your budget?
Published: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 @ 4:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Andrew Breitbart, who fashioned himself as a Don Quixote like figure tilting against the allegorical windmills of the near-overwhelming establishment of Liberal Meidia bias, has died of natural causes.
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2012 @ 2:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Amy Kelley Beck, of 25 E. River Acres Road, Washington, passed away early on Dec. 28, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2011 @ 1:54 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Amy Lucille Kelley Beck, 89, a resident of 25 East River Acres Road, Washington, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2011 @ 1:05 am
By: Announcements
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