Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper claims to have won the governor's race, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says votes remain uncounted that could reverse Cooper's razor-thin margin, and several Council of State races swung from Democratic to GOP control in Tuesday's historic general electi
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2017 @ 7:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, a Democrat, says if he is elected state labor commissioner he would pursue businesses committing safety, wage, and benefit violations aggressively, filing lawsuits if he must
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 10:28 am
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 March 15 primary will decide which Democrat — former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker or Greensboro attorney and activist Mazie Ferguson — will face incumbent Republican Cherie Berry this fall in the race for commissioner of labor
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 12:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whoever came up with the ALS Ice Bucket challenge deserves to be enshrined in the Marketing Hall of Fame. It accomplished the dual purpose of focusing attention on Lou Gehrig’s disease while also raising millions of dollars for finding a cure.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 4:45 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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As the John Locke Foundation predicted when the doors opened in 2008, Raleigh's city-subsidized Mint restaurant is closing its doors after a net loss of $400,000.
Published: Sunday, April 15th, 2012 @ 5:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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