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Brad Crone, president of Capital Connections and lifelong friend to the late Lauch Faircloth talks about his legacy, and a plane crash the two survived on the way to a campaign stop in August of 1983.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 1:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The news of Rep. Tricia Cotham, Mecklenburg County, changing her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican has sent shockwaves throughout the North Carolina politics, even making national headlines.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 3:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We are twenty months away from the 2024 elections and already candidates for governor have declared they are running.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 4:33 am
By: Tom Campbell
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On Thursday, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson released a statement saying he’s holding a rally on April 22 to share a “special announcement.” He’s expected to enter the gubernatorial race.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 10:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein officially kicked off the state’s 2024 race for governor Wednesday morning throwing his hat in the ring by tweeting out a video that takes aim squarely at N.C.’s current lieutenant governor, and possible opponent, Mark Robinson.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 5:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The face of North Carolina’s coronavirus response, Dr. Mandy Cohen, has resigned her position as secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Monday, December 13th, 2021 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In public and behind the scenes, there’s a lot of movement on both sides of the aisle as candidates prepare to enter the race to succeed retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, setting up competitive primaries and a general election race in 2022.
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021 @ 12:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Take a deep breath. It’s finally over. Mostly.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Races filling the N.C. ballot were won or lost by the thinnest of margins.
Published: Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 2:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans can take a breath, even if their signature red is mixed with myriad shades of blue.
Published: Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 @ 4:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Boots on the ground are worth more than a dollar.
Published: Monday, November 9th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Picnics, county fairs, and local festivals are out. Zoom meetings and email blasts are in.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2020 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Speculation has begun over who might run in a special election to succeed Republican U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, whose death Sunday left the 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat vacant.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades montyhallas the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street pushed through increases in the state gasoline tax.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 12:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Civitas' annual poll of unaffiliated North Carolina voters provides insights into the views of this key voting bloc as the state heads into the election season.
Published: Friday, September 12th, 2014 @ 11:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Rep. Michael Wray, a Democrat from Gaston who serves as deputy minority leader in the state House of Representatives, owes more than $100,000 in past-due federal, state, and local taxes, according to public records on file in Northampton and Halifax Counties.
Published: Friday, June 27th, 2014 @ 5:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For Democrats to retain control of the U.S. Senate, they need to keep GOP gains to no more than five seats, which would leave the chamber split and Vice President Joe Biden - Leslie Knope's dream date - the deciding vote.
Published: Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Players continue to plunk cash down to play online sweepstakes games at the former Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids despite a state Supreme Court ruling banning the electronic diversions.
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 2:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Overall, it's looking like a pretty depressing election day for the Democrat Party in-state and nationwide.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2012 @ 10:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The tables have been turned in the political money wars. North Carolina Republicans, who traditionally lag behind their Democratic rivals in fund-raising, are leading their opponents in most races across the state, although there are some notable exceptions.
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2012 @ 9:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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