Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Josh Stein agreed on many topics during a debate by the attorney general candidates Tuesday night, but the dueling lawyers did it in sometimes disagreeable fashion on the details
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 3:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leaders from the NCGA House and Senate continued the call for Roy Cooper to defend the common-sense voter ID law or resign as the appeal heads to the Supreme Court.
Published: Friday, August 19th, 2016 @ 12:47 am
By: Russell Allen
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A legislative session that was widely seen as successful came to a close late July 1 after legislators gave final approval to the centerpiece of every Short Session
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Attorney General Roy Cooper's defense of a critical state law protecting minors from sex offenders is facing criticism after a federal judge ruled against the state and in favor of a group of sex offenders
Published: Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 @ 12:23 am
By: McCrory Communications
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So far, 2016 has turned out to be a momentous year in state politics - and the general election is still months away
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday walked out of the chamber moments before their GOP colleagues voted unanimously to adopt a state law reversing a newly passed Charlotte ordinance allowing transgender people to use whichever public bathroom they choose
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"The presidential race," N.C. State University political science professor Steven Greene said when asked what will affect the Nov. 8 general election in North Carolina the most
Published: Friday, March 18th, 2016 @ 10:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won easily against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary, while casino mogul Donald Trump staved off a late surge by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to claim victory in the GOP presidential contest
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The ENC Tea Party announces their upcoming events for this year.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2016 @ 5:29 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The big story in 2016 will be the March 15th Primaries and November 8th General Elections, campaigns that promise to be loud, negative and ugly.
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly 20 members of the General Assembly, including several powerful veteran lawmakers, will not be running for re-election in 2016, and that number could swell as the candidate filing period that opens today at noon moves forward
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., will create approximately 700 jobs at a new bio-manufacturing facility in Johnston...
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 2:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Some state education officials are hoping that a plan approved by the State Board of Education and sent to a legislative committee for action will speed the process of letting high-performing charter schools replicate their success in underserved regions.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The power of incumbency, gerrymandered election districts, and a growing national distaste for politics in general might be the causes of having voter ballots for the May 6 primary election showing more blanks than the responses to a pop quiz.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Straight ticket voting is the poster child for voter laziness and apathy.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Governor Pat McCrory signed 56 bills today.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2013 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina lawmakers are ready to capitalize on what some are calling the "natural gas boom." A bill lifting the state's moratorium on fracking -- a method for releasing natural gas that environmentalists feel is controversial...
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2013 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate tentatively passed bi-partisan legislation Tuesday to put North Carolina on a path to a robust energy sector expected to lure thousands of jobs and generate billions of dollars for the state economy.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 1:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sparks flew during a Wednesday Senate committee meeting after a top aide to Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue said that he never intended to alter the opinion of a top Department of Transportation official when he changed a letter about the timing for money on two toll projects.
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2012 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what some are calling "punishment" to the cities that sued over annexation reform legislation passed last year, state lawmakers have rewritten the law so that it is even more unfavorable to cities wishing to engage in involuntary annexation.
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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