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Excluding people based on their race, sex, or other characteristics doesn’t just keep those individuals from pursuing their dreams.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 @ 6:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thomas Parrish IV, 27-year veteran of municipal and state government, will serve as Acting Secretary
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 10:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper, First Lady Kristin Cooper and cabinet secretaries will join volunteers to mark Hurricane Matthew's one-year anniversary with a day of service on Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 a.m.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 12:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that $105,000 in grant funding has been awarded to 13 historic preservation projects in nine North Carolina counties.
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2016 @ 4:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory signed into law today a bill authorizing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to establish a police department, a tribal alcohol law enforcement division, a natural resources law enforcement agency, and a probation and parole agency through the Cherokee Marshal's Office.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 8:10 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory said learning about art is critical to developing the critical thinking skills that will help students compete in the marketplace as well as enhancing their next visit to a museum or gallery.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 11:54 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that eight North Carolina artists will receive the North Carolina Heritage Award for their outstanding contributions to our state's cultural heritage.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 8:14 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Kudos to Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly for moving budget talks forward and reaching an agreement on the spending number for the 2015-16 budget year.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 7:27 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 9:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law.
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2015 @ 1:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory Signs Legislation and Urges Legislature to Pass Budget, Jobs Plan and Bond ProposalGovernor Pat McCrory signed several pieces of legislation today and issued a statement on the Cultural History Artifact Management and Patriotism Act
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2015 @ 4:35 am
By: McCrory Communications
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On this Fourth of July Week, North Carolina is unveiling a new state license plate that recognizes the state's historic role in the creation of the United States. Beginning today, North Carolina motorists can choose a new "First in Freedom" standard state license plate for the first time since 1982.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory visited Pilot Mountain State Park today to discuss how the Connect NC bond proposal will improve North Carolina's state parks.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 3:48 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year.
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2015 @ 12:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year. There is no entrance fee to the state parks, and the system currently only generates revenue from camping fees...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers have started reviewing Gov. Pat McCrory's budget proposal for the 2015-2017 biennium. It sets out McCrory's General Fund spending plan for $22 billion in each of the next two fiscal years. The General Fund makes up a significant chunk of the overall state budget of more than...
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Born in the small town of Godwin (Cumberland County) in 1900, David Marshall "Carbine" Williams was the creator of the M-1 Carbine, the U.S. Army's favorite semi-automatic rifle during World War II.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 5:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My budget incorporates initiatives from the North Carolina Government Efficiency and Reform program (NC GEAR) that will save more than $14 million in year one and more than $57 million in year two of the biennium, with a savings over ten years conservatively estimated at more than $615 million in...
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2015 @ 3:43 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory's 2015-2017 biennium budget continues his focus on job creation, education and infrastructure. It also increases help and protection for those that cannot help themselves while maintaining fiscal discipline and increasing government efficiency.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 8:29 am
By: Chris Downey
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Problems with Workers Compensation: Workers compensation claims have cost the taxpayers $896 million dollars during the past six years...
Published: Sunday, February 8th, 2015 @ 7:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @ 10:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The question of whether our state government ought to subsidize historic preservation is distinguishable from the question of how government should deliver those subsidies. Unfortunately, these two issues have been lumped together by lawmakers when discussing the recent sunset of the historic...
Published: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 @ 12:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Josiah Collins III was born in Edenton, North Carolina in March 1808.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed February Black History Month in North Carolina, encouraging citizens to learn about our state's rich heritage of black history and its profound place in the advancement of African American culture and life in the United States.
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 6:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Spurred on by Gov. Pat McCrory, who has assembled a coalition to restore discontinued historic preservation tax credits, state Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Klutz on Thursday directed her statewide whistle-stop tour to Eden, home of Senate leader Phil Berger.
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 8:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has invited all state employees and the public to the Annual State Employees Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance. The program, which will be held Friday, January 16, begins at 12 p.m. in downtown Raleigh at First Baptist Church on Wilmington Street.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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Gov. Pat McCrory announced today the appointment of Shelby Stephenson of Benson as North Carolina's poet laureate.
Published: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 @ 9:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory was in High Point today for the grand opening of the North American Headquarters of BuzziSpace, a manufacturer of high-end office furniture. The move, and the 113 jobs and nearly $2 million investment, was announced just 10 months ago. The headquarters will be located and,
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 11:49 am
By: Chris Downey
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Indiana Jones made it look cool to be an archaeologist. What's not cool, however, is for the State of North Carolina to force taxpayers to subsidize an office that attempts to centrally oversee the archaeological projects across the state.
Published: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 @ 6:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Born in Wilmington on December 29, 1915, Robert Chester Ruark was known as the "poor man's Hemingway" and he became one of North Carolina's most prominent twentieth-century writers.
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2014 @ 8:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, former Governor James G. Martin donated some of his personal and historical artifacts from his tenure as governor to the North Carolina Museum of History. Governor Pat McCrory joined in the ceremony and thanked Governor Martin for his donations and legacy of public service.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
By: Chris Downey
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Tryon Palace is a collection of historic buildings and museums that offer visitors a glimpse into North Carolina's past. The site's stated mission is to "engage present and future generations in the history of North Carolina from early settlement and development of statehood through the...
Published: Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 4:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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