RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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If you were tasked with organizing a system of publicly funded schools, how would you do it?
Published: Wednesday, January 26th, 2022 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order 79 to establish the North Carolina Complete Count Commission and named members to the Commission to help achieve the most accurate and complete count of North Carolina's residents in the upcoming decennial census in 2020
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 11:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Who Is (And Should Be) "In Charge" Of Education In NC?
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 11:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What started out as a mission to tweak a few districts to bring the 1st and 12th congressional districts in line has resulted in radical change for a lot more voters and some political favors (as well as hits).
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 @ 1:27 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, this ad popped up during the most recent televised GOP presidential debate — making it clear that North Carolina’s Second Congressional District GOP primary will be just as much of a media circus.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 9:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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In case you missed it, National Review has a great writeup on next year's showdown between Renee Ellmers and Jim Duncan in the 2nd district GOP primary.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 @ 1:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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For years teachers have felt frustrated because they believe they are underpaid for a mentally and physically demanding job.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic congressional candidates Toni Morris and former state Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco espouse similar political beliefs, such as the need to raise taxes while cutting spending.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carter Wrenn - Richard Morgan's pre-weight loss doppelganger - has surfaced like Captain Ahab's white whale to do a wee bit of the GOP establishment's dirty work in a post on his low-traffic, lightly-read web site
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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You would have thought that THIS VIDEO would have taught EVERY politician out there a very important lesson. Robert Pittenger is apparently a very slow learner.
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 5:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Yep. That's our girl - spouting more of her trademark profundity.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 2:49 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've got a unique situation here in Moore County. We are one of the most reliably Republican counties in the state. Yet, our only local paper is owned and operated by the same Democrat operatives who owned and operated The Raleigh News & Observer for years.
Published: Friday, September 13th, 2013 @ 3:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Will she or won't she? North Carolina politicos are wondering if congresswoman Renee Ellmers will step up and challenge incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan for reelection in 2014.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013 @ 2:44 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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With the election of a Republican governor and supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, observers expect to see changes in the state's approach t
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2012 @ 12:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's going on here? Why are these conservative-oriented groups lining up behind Democrats in supposedly competitive races -supposed easy GOP pickups?
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 10:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District race could be a bellwether for the next two years of Congress and the Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers is having quite a rocky relationship with folks in her new majority Republican district. A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that she was leading her Democrat opponent Steve Wilkins by only 44-28 in this VERY Republican district.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 3:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton wants a new job. President Barack Obama wants to keep his current job. The two Democrats have the same challenge, however.
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2012 @ 8:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina was the 30th state to approve language prohibiting gay marriage and the last in the South to do so. Ninety-three of the state's 100 counties had majorities voting in favor of the amendment.
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Republicans positioned themselves to make substantial gains in North Carolina's congressional delegation following Tuesday's primary.
Published: Friday, May 11th, 2012 @ 8:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's the last week before North Carolina's first primary. I've put it off long enough, but now I have no real alternative but to issue some fearless predictions.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is an epidemic of political whiplash being spread by North Carolina Democratic leaders. In 1996, then Senator Beverly Perdue voted for G.S. 51-1.2 - Marriages Between Persons of the Same Gender Not Valid.
Published: Monday, April 30th, 2012 @ 11:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In my forthcoming book on North Carolina's economy, Our Best Foot Forward, I discuss at length the role that transportation has played in the state's economic history.
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2012 @ 1:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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But Parker won't be on the ballot. The real instigators of their political woes have been or will be on the ballot: Barack Obama and Beverly Perdue.
Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2012 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A few days ago, both Republicans and Democrats celebrated the second anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the signature program of President Obama's administration.
Published: Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why did freshman U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers draw three Republican primary challengers? That question probably occurred to more than one politico after the filing deadline for North Carolina's May 8 primary closed three weeks ago.
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2012 @ 3:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Barring some last-minute filing, it looks like key North Carolina Democrats failed to find persuasive my previous column on the gubernatorial race. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 4:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the Democratic Party suffered a string of losses that has left them in disarray.
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2012 @ 6:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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They wanted to use our hard-earned tax dollars to pay for insurance coverage for abortions, a procedure that too many find offensive to their conscience.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2010 @ 10:33 am
By: Diane Rufino
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