Cherie Berry, the longest-serving Labor Commissioner in North Carolina history, has endorsed Luke Farley, R-Wake, for her old job.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, North Carolina Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson announced his endorsement of Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, as the candidate to succeed him in the upcoming Republican primary.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 8:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, has reported potentially record-setting fundraising totals for the NC Labor Commissioner race, according to a recent press release.
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2023 @ 4:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As soon as first-term Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson made the surprise announcement that he would not run again, Guilford County state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Republican, began hearing from supporters that he should consider the role.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 7:39 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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For 16 years, former state Rep. Cherie Berry has served as North Carolina’s labor commissioner.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 @ 12:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler, Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey, Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry, Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson and Treasurer Dale Folwell sent a letter to Governor Cooper concerning his COVID-19 response.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 2:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On St. Patrick’s Day, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order, and the biggest item in the order was shutting down all bars and sit-down rsestaurants effective 5 p.m. that same day.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former Vice President Joe Biden rode a big win in South Carolina to a primary surge, highlighted by an outstanding showing during Super Tuesday, a day in which he won Democratic primaries in neighboring North Carolina and Virginia.
Published: Thursday, March 5th, 2020 @ 10:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As candidate filing closed, many exciting races and storylines began to take shape in federal and statewide races.
Published: Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 @ 7:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In June, the Republican-dominated General Assembly passed a state budget that included pay increases for our public school teachers and for non-certified school personnel.
Published: Sunday, September 29th, 2019 @ 3:26 am
By: Diane Rufino
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In fewer than 24 hours, the curtain fell on the political theater of a special redistricting session
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 6:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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In a night of impressive Republican victories across the country, and right here in North Carolina, the state's Democrats may well have accomplished their top priority of defeating Gov. Pat McCrory - by a whisker.
Published: Thursday, November 10th, 2016 @ 7:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stunning election night ended with several election races - including the contest for governor - unresolved, even as Republicans Donald Trump and Richard Burr scored significant victories and the GOP retained its supermajority status in the General Assembly
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recommendation that the state might impose ethics-related restrictions on secondary employment and corporate board memberships on the state treasurer - and possibly other Council of State officers - drew a mixed response from those officials
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 1:50 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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The North Carolina headquarters of Women for Trump today announced the leadership team that will guide the coalition through the upcoming November elections.
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2016 @ 8:01 am
By: Russell Allen
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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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What do President Barack Obama and a growing number of Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have in common? The answer - their love of major solar energy companies - Big Solar, for short.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 @ 4:45 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Cherie Berry is in all of our elevators, but apparently she's not in the hearts of the proletariat in The N&O newsroom.
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2014 @ 9:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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First-term Republican state Sen. Chad Barefoot is relying on his conservative credentials to win against Democratic challenger Sarah Crawford in a race judged to be competitive by the North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation.
Published: Monday, October 27th, 2014 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, the worst kept secret in North Carolina politics got "let out of the bag" today - state House speaker Thom Tillis is jumping into the 2014 US Senate GOP primary.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 10:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The mainstream media (MSM) has sounded the alarm and taken to battlestations. Their highest ranking, like-minded, last-standing, pantsuit-wearing political ally is in the crosshairs of the dreaded Republicans.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2013 @ 11:28 am
By: Brant Clifton
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As the clouds broke and the overnight dense fog lifted from downtown Raleigh Saturday morning, North Carolina ushered in a new political era with the inauguration of Pat McCrory as the state's 74th governor.
Published: Monday, January 14th, 2013 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The results from November's election for the General Assembly and the Council of State raise questions about the effectiveness of North Carolina's unusual practice of electing 10 executive branch officials.
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 @ 5:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congratulations to the Democrats. They won some key races.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory became North Carolina's third Republican governor since Reconstruction and the first since the 19th century to work with a General Assembly controlled by his own party, as the GOP built on its electoral momentum from 2010.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 2:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Council of State races tend to get overlooked by the media in favor of the more glamorous presidential and gubernatorial campaigns.
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 7:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A new Civitas Institute study has confirmed what critics have been saying for years: North Carolina's Same Day and Last-Minute Voter Registration processes are seriously flawed.
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2012 @ 10:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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But when the conversation turns to races like Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, eyes glaze over, yawns break out, and looks of confusion take over.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 4:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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