While Washington politicians bicker over a massive coronavirus rescue package, North Carolina businesses and nonprofits are scrambling to help patch the economy.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Trump campaigned in 2016 on repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and ushering in a new health care system that would provide more choices at lower costs for all Americans.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina scores better than the average state when it comes to policies that promote freedom. Taking aim at cronyism might produce even better marks.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 1:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the past several weeks, Democrats have spent their time defending the absurd notion that America is in the midst of a constitutional crisis.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 5:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday morning, President Trump, via the Department of Justice, announced that he would be declaring executive privilege with regard to the redacted Mueller report.
Published: Friday, May 10th, 2019 @ 10:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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More foreign-born doctors educated in the U.S. are seeking visa waivers to practice medicine in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 7:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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But as you know, earlier today, there was a horrific shooting targeting and killing Jewish Americans at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 1:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The authority of the states to regulate their own insurance markets was severely curtailed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2018 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans beat back several attempts Wednesday by Democrats to expand the regulatory scope of a bill dealing with the GenX contaminant dumped into the lower Cape Fear River region, as the measure passed 116-0.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Division of Environmental Quality has fined Apple Computer's data center in Maiden more than $40,000 for violating the state's Solid Waste Management Act
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 12:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Draw North Carolina's election maps fairly, and we'll end up with representation that more closely resembles this state's tight partisan split. Right?
Published: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 140, An Act to Apply Disclosure and Notification Requirements Related to Insurer Fee Schedules, Claims Submission, and Reimbursement Policies to Stand Alone Dental Insurance
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2017 @ 7:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. House has stripped a provision in Senate Bill 155 that would have allowed North Carolina distilleries to sell directly to consumers, via the internet
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 7:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the main issues in the race for House District 41 is health insurance - specifically whether and how the state should deal with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Government seized more than $5 million cash and 40 vehicles from owner of medical transportation service.
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 @ 1:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, the president of a top public-interest watchdog group issued the following statement regarding U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan's decision...
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 7:26 am
By: Jim Kouri
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Like a recovering addict on the verge of a major binge, some North Carolina lawmakers are on the brink of falling back into the black hole of tax credits
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement on the State Department Inspector General's report that concluded Hillary Clinton chose not to comply with the Federal Records Act
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama's Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don't conform to federal rules regarding transgender students an
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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They say "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions," but that doesn't really describe the whole mechanism. The reason that good intentions can cause so many problems is because they lead to actions with unintended consequences.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 3:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory said today the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new regulations on electric power plants will increase power bills for North Carolina consumers and threaten job creation while doing little to improve the state's air quality.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted in favor of legislation that would require congressional approval of federal rules that impose significant burdens on the American economy. H.R. 427.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In recent weeks, the small town of Fairmont, N.C. has received what is likely the most national media coverage it has seen in years. The Robeson County town of less than 3,000 is home to Lyndon McLellan, who owns and operates a local convenience store. Last summer, his entire business bank...
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 11:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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I remember, along with older folks, the days of youth when time dragged by. You looked at your grandparents as so old and wise. You wanted to do the things they did and, with my Granddaddy Williams, drive the pickup and tractor. His farm in Pickens County, SC, was the land of my dreams and wonder
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 10:24 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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As part of her effort make healthy eating look cool, First Lady Michelle Obama recently posted of short video of herself dancing to a hip-hop song with a turnip in hand.
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2014 @ 9:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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According to official government estimates, paying people not to work for extended periods of time is good for the economy, because it encourages consumer spending. This is an excellent reason why you should not take official government estimates all that seriously.
Published: Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina businesses have struggled mightily against the 15,000+ new regulations, amendments and rules that have been implemented in our state over the past decade. Our high unemployment rate and stagnant growth are proof that you cannot regulate an economy into riches.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 10:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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There are quite a few cases where the new GOP administration in Raleigh has given me heartburn. But the fact that they are standing strong against the lefties and their identity politics games is encouraging.
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It's even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last year, I taught classes on the Constitution, Our Founding Fathers, Our Founding Principles, The Federal Court System, The Supreme Court, and Judicial Activism.
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2012 @ 6:53 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Much has changed for the good concerning North Carolina's regulatory environment with the passage of the Regulatory Reform Act (RRA) of 2011, tort reform, medical malpractice reform, and workers' compensation reform.
Published: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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