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UK votes for parliament on July 4th, and EU voting for its parliament now
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2024 @ 10:40 am
By: John Steed
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North Carolina has climbed to rank 9th in the nation for its tax climate, according to the latest study conducted by the nonprofit Tax Foundation.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Though the national media often fails to give them attention, state tax reforms are underway across the country.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 7:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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thousands of dues paying members abandon Sunak's party
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Steed
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North Carolina is among states that have taken a rightward shift in policy outcomes since 2010.
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2022 @ 1:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Pierre Pollievre marched with trucker convoy
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 7:57 pm
By: John Steed
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Senate Leader Commends Steinburg as “Tireless Advocate for His District” Who Improved Prison Safety
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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green energy boondoggle and Russian gas to blame
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 9:03 am
By: John Steed
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North Carolina ranks just outside of the top 10 states, at No. 11, in the latest Tax Foundation State Business Tax Climate Index.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 10:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC House Republican Caucus today unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R - Greene, Johnston and Wayne) as their Majority Leader for the 2021-2022 legislative session.
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown orders have produced difficult economic times for North Carolina families and businesses.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 4:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The post of lieutenant governor is a constitutional office in North Carolina, and the only one empowered to exercise both legislative and executive powers.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 8:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 9th Congressional District has a Republican nominee for the upcoming special election and with more than 40% of the vote, Senator Dan Bishop has cleared the field to avoid a runoff.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 4:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Do political movements ever really accomplish anything? The English writer G.K. Chesterton had his doubts
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2018 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Right after the 2016 elections, I observed that the combination of Donald Trump’s rise and continuing GOP strength across the landscape of American politics had yielded three distinct Republican parties: a populist and personality-driven White House party
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should all Americans be required to purchase health insurance? This was a major bone of contention among conservative reformers during the health care debates of the 1990s
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 1:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbent Andy Wells was unopposed in his two previous Senate District 42 primaries, and was uncontested in the 2016 general election. But three challengers are seeking the seat in the May 8 GOP primary
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2010, when voters put Republicans in charge of most state governments across the United States, North Carolina became one of about a half-dozen states where conservative reformers have frequently - and sometimes spectacularly - faced off with progressives in ways that have attracted significan
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 12:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, the N.C. Dept. Commerce released the county tier designations for 2018
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 1:50 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare leaves the fate of free-market health reforms unclear
Published: Saturday, November 4th, 2017 @ 4:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) voted today in support of the final budget compromise with the House of Representatives
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 8:39 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The recent appointment of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos exhibited much that is destructive, even demented, about our current political discourse
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's economy continues to outperform the national and regional averages - which is one reason why, the results of the gubernatorial election notwithstanding, the state's policy fundamentals are unlikely to change in the foreseeable future
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor's race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation's leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2016 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new study from the Mercatus Center highlighted improvements in North Carolina's fiscal performance from fiscal 2013 to 2014.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2016 @ 9:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Do you wonder why political adversaries seem so often to talk past each other rather than produce useful debate on important issues? One reason is that, in many cases, they really aren't talking about the same things.
Published: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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In recent years, advocates on the left and right have advanced reforms designed to improve low-performing public schools in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even before she assumes control of the University of North Carolina system, former Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has become a lightening rod for attacks by faculty, students, and activists on the left
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:40 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The search for the next University of North Carolina system president has finally concluded.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 8:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Among conservatives around the country, North Carolina has become a superstar - a place where innovative ideas, sustained investment, diligence, and political acumen have combined to produce an impressive string of hard-won victories.
Published: Sunday, October 11th, 2015 @ 5:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican state senators want to make North Carolina's income tax system more progressive.
Published: Thursday, June 25th, 2015 @ 6:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last Monday, the John Locke Foundation hosted a thoughtful health care forum where three expert panelists offered insight on the status of Kansas, Louisiana, and Florida's Medicaid reforms. Featured speakers included Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff Colyer, a pediatric plastic surgeon and leader of...
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Right-leaning lawyers and legal analysts agree that the courts are a vital venue for preserving constitutional rights. But they note a surprising trend of conservative support for using judicial activism to achieve that aim rather than the traditional conservative deference to state and federal...
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 7:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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