Exercising her statutory emergency powers, State Board Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell on Friday issued an order mandating additional early voting hours in the following 9th Congressional District counties affected by Hurricane Dorian
Published: Friday, September 6th, 2019 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One-Stop, in-person early voting for the Republican second primary in the 3rd Congressional District begins Wednesday, June 19, and ends Friday, July 5.
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 7:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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19 percent of early childhood educators do not have health insurance
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 2:09 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a round table discussion with Governor Roy Cooper and Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, early childhood professionals from across North Carolina shared stories of how the health care coverage gap is negatively affecting their colleagues.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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“One-Stop,” in-person early voting is under way for primary voters in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes 17 counties in Eastern North Carolina and stretches from Camp Lejeune to the Virginia border.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 7:35 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Early childhood experts and leaders from across the state this week wrote to members of the North Carolina General Assembly to urge them to support Medicaid expansion to help young children and families.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 @ 7:42 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday appointed three members to the Bladen County Board of Elections, but declined to appoint additional nominees who had served on that Board in the recent past.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2019 @ 2:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today at the Early Childhood Summit in Raleigh, Governor Roy Cooper will release the state's 2019 NC Early Childhood Action Plan. The plan provides a framework to galvanize coordinated, statewide public-private action.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 8:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some students go to college with a clear plan. At age five, Daniel Clingenpeel knew he wanted to serve in the military.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 11:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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More than 2 million voters cast one-stop early voting and absentee ballots during an 18-day period ending Saturday, astonishing political observers
Published: Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 @ 9:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2018 midterm was one of the most interesting elections held in our state. While there wasn't the "blue wave" many had predicted, this was a change election
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 8:07 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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If you've ever been involved in political campaigns you know there comes a point when you have drained every ounce of energy and resources available and exhausted, you declare, "it's all over but the shouting."
Published: Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 @ 12:43 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election as of November 3, 2018. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2018 @ 4:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election as of November 1, 2018. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following is the absentee voter count numbers for early voting in Beaufort County for the 2018 general election. Data is provided by Beaufort County Board of Elections
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 8:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With several days of in-person early voting remaining, ballots cast so far in the 2018 general election already have exceeded all ballots cast early during the 2014 midterm election
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 9:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In-person early voting for the 2018 general election begins Wednesday (October 17) in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislation passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper this week extends the regular voter registration deadline in 28 counties most affected by Hurricane Florence to 5 p.m. Monday, October 15
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 2:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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How good it is to say, that I have attended the "early service" for the past two days.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order directing North Carolina to create an Early Childhood Action Plan. The plan to be developed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will be devoted to the health, safety, and developmental and academic readiness
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 12:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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How quiet an early service in August is. There is no "hustle and bustle" of wings.
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2018 @ 12:02 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Defying conventional wisdom, a statewide study on Tennessee’s voluntary state preschool program shows children who participated in the program didn’t perform any better than children who didn’t attend pre-K
Published: Saturday, July 28th, 2018 @ 1:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fast-moving trains advocating for state-funded pre-K programs in North Carolina and elsewhere lost some steam this week with the release of two reports
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A last-minute change to Senate Bill 325 - which originally would have lowered state personal and business income taxes - instead became the vehicle to change early voting hours and days
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 12:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate voted swiftly to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper’s most recent vetoes Tuesday, June 26, sending them to the House, which is expected to take its own override votes Wednesday
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The "early service" on Tuesday morning was a peaceful affair. A very slight breeze brought the faint smells of summer, with it.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2018 @ 12:06 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The Senate gave tentative approval to House Bill 1092, a constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina elections
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2018 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It didn't take long into the teleconference to learn that the Chairman of the Board called the emergency meeting because he wanted the board to write a letter to members of the legislature. The board's chair, Andy Penry (Democrat), made a motion for the board's general counsel, Josh Lawson
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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There is a rabbit family that lives in the "Quiet Garden". This morning three of the bunnies attended the "early service".
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 11:20 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Every Saturday night our family would gather round the black and white TV to watch the latest Perry Mason episode
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 11:01 am
By: Tom Campbell
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