Funding for Wake Schools Would Be Up 38% Over 5 Years Ago, Despite Falling Attendance
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pay no attention to the tax rate. The issue is how much more are they going to spend.
Published: Sunday, May 21st, 2023 @ 5:52 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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The economy is rigged, but not in the way Bernie Sanders thinks — capitalism is not the problem.
Published: Thursday, May 6th, 2021 @ 7:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley lost her reelection bid to Justice Paul Newby by 406 votes (as of November 19).
Published: Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 8:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As of November 19, NC Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley lost her reelection bid to Justice Paul Newby by 406 votes.
Published: Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 @ 10:33 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Following the passage of the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act, state Representative Kidwell announced today that Beaufort & Craven counties will be receiving 1,014,608 and 1,911,835 respectively to cover immediate expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2020 @ 8:03 am
By: Keith D Kidwell
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There is an unfinished piece of business from Beaufort County's now expired wind and solar farm moratorium.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 8:00 am
By: Conservative Voter
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The N.C. Senate majority leader is rebutting claims from the Wake County school board that state government is underfunding North Carolina’s largest school system.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Michael Speciale, candidate for the Third District, the seat last held by Walter Jones, will be our speaker.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 6:42 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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North Carolina officials insist the state is prime territory for the next big industrial manufacturing facility - most likely an automaker
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 @ 8:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Dare County real estate developer with a history of financial troubles has made little progress in selling 900 vacant lots in the Pine Mountain development in Burke County
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 4:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For North Carolina counties, fiscal 2018 starts July 1, meaning counties have to pass and publish budgets
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Arlington Cemetery, on the southern shore of the Potomac River across from Washington, DC, is hallowed ground for the United States of America as a final resting place for her greatest heroes
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 9:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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An environmental group lauding North Carolina for ranking No. 4 nationally in solar energy capacity agrees with foes of renewable energy mandates — the state's purported boom in clean energy mostly results from the government forcing utilities to purchase the higher-cost energy, along with...
Published: Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We hear a lot about the state of North Carolina and how much they give in economic development dollars to private businesses — but what about the counties? County governments have their own agendas when it comes to economic development and can choose whether or not to participate in these...
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 6:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When two politically connected men began building new houses in 2013 on an island Dare County resident Bill Boykin purchased in 1997, Boykin concluded the chain of events leading up to the construction didn't pass the smell test.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Commissioners spent the afternoon walking the halls of the Legislature to meet with their Senators and Representatives and discuss county issues.
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 9:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We live "by the River" at Bayview. Our little "fisherman's cottage" was built in the late 40's and early 50's. The first lot was bought under the shade of the oak tree at auction.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2014 @ 11:06 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Any tax-reform bill that might move through the North Carolina General Assembly will address only state-level taxes. So the topic of my column today is unlikely to lead to any legislative action in the short run.
Published: Friday, January 18th, 2013 @ 7:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hospital Board gives cost/containment measures another shot
Published: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 @ 3:42 am
By: BCN
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