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Groups representing North Carolina's travel and tourism industry support a lawsuit against Currituck County at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein and local officials from Buncombe, Ashe, Haywood, Madison, and Rutherford counties traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Trump admin and members of Congress about North Carolina’s request for $13.5 billion in new funding for Hurricane Helene recovery.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 @ 2:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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bill for fire mitigation passed overwhelmingly but did not fit Newscum's political agenda
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 @ 10:01 am
By: John Steed
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N.C. Rural Infrastructure Authority approves more than $2.2 million in funding
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 1:28 am
By: Governor's Office
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Rising tides, coupled with beach erosion are destroying once beautiful waterfront properties, causing them to crumble or be uninhabitable.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 12:37 am
By: Tom Campbell
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh May 18th for the “short” session they will be greeted by good news.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Fishing, farming and forestry have historic foundations in our state. We also have a history of migration, moving from easternmost to increasingly westward locations.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Signed into law on January 1, 1970, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires Federal agencies to consider and inform the public of the environmental effects of proposed major Federal actions.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2020 @ 1:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 21 grant requests to local governments totaling $10,790,000.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 @ 6:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to fourteen North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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Except for possible veto override votes, the General Assembly Thursday concluded its business for the biennium in a three-week reconvened session.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2018 @ 2:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Apple surprised the business world Thursday with an announcement it was investing $1 billion in a new campus in Austin, Texas. The announcement also included news of new sites in Seattle, San Diego, and Culver City, California, and expansions in Pittsburgh, New York, and Boulder, Colorado.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 4:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With proper Forest Management, we can stop the devastation constantly going on in California.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 9:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In addition to choosing representatives, and deciding six statewide constitutional amendments Tuesday, Nov. 6, North Carolina voters approved more than $1.8 billion in local bonds for K-12 and community college projects, parks and open spaces, low-income housing, and street improvements
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 2:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte will gain international attention, but isn't likely to provide a major economic boost to the city
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters in numerous North Carolina counties will vote for more than candidates in their districts
Published: Friday, March 23rd, 2018 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you'll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2017 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, April 27th, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County is pleased to announce that Mr. Carnie E. Hedgepeth has been named the new Emergency Services Director for the County
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2017 @ 1:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Burr campaign today unveiled its "Public Safety Officials for Burr" leadership team.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 10:58 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 11:25 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved nine grant and loan requests totaling $3,737,749
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2016 @ 6:11 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory signed Senate Bill 665 into law today. The legislation requires insurance companies authorized to transact life insurance business in North Carolina to determine semi-annually if that insurer's records of in-force policies, annuities, and account owners cross-match with any...
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 4:24 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Nutec Group will develop a new advanced manufacturing facility in North Carolina creating 61 new jobs over the next three years.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 4:25 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2015 @ 4:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Although I support the tax cuts, budgetary restraint, and other fiscal policies adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory over the past two years, I have repeatedly urged policymakers and commentators alike to avoid making grandiose claims about their immediate effects.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Graham County Manager Greg Cable was among a handful of county officials from across the nation who spoke at a briefing sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) on Sept. 18 to urge members of Congress to approve immediate and long-term funding
Published: Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For many of us, Labor Day signifies the last day of summer. For local governments, it is the day property tax bills are sent to millions of citizens. Property taxes are one of the oldest forms of taxation in North Carolina and were used through the 1930s as a joint tax by state and local...
Published: Saturday, September 6th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The past quarter-century of academic scholarship suggests state and local officials can promote economic growth by keeping overall tax and regulatory burdens as low as possible, investing effectively in public safety and the courts, and increasing productivity of spending on infrastructure and educa
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, April 7, 2014
Published: Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The local annual tax and fee burden now tops more than $2,000 per person in seven of North Carolina's largest cities. Mooresville ended Charlotte's 11-year run as the...
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2013 @ 6:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo expressed the frustration of many public officials when discussing transportation needs for the Port City. How can you build and maintain roads, Saffo asked, when nobody wants to pay for them?
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 9:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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