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This is simply a failure of will, and we are here to help impose that will today, so that to me is the simple punchline," said State Treasurer Brad Briner. "I appreciate the leaders of Rocky Mount being here, but we need to get to a place where there is the will to fix a very, very serious problem.”
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2026 @ 8:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The city council has only made two official acts as of February 16, 2026
Published: Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 @ 1:05 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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he recent Washington election results are telling. The citizens voted overwhelmingly for change.
Published: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 @ 5:02 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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Republican leaders of the North Carolina General Assembly have rejected Gov. Josh Stein’s call for an extra legislative session dealing with Medicaid next week, calling the move unconstitutional and unnecessary.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Policymakers must prepare for Medicaid expansion’s unraveling
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2025 @ 2:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Jeffrey Scott Kosto, age 64, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday April 11, 2025 at his home.
Published: Monday, April 14th, 2025 @ 7:27 am
By: Announcements
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Michael Dean Koplin, age 76, a resident of Washington, NC died Monday January 27, 2025 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, February 3rd, 2025 @ 7:00 am
By: Announcements
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Brenda Jo Wells Cherry, age 77, a resident of Washington, NC died Monday November 25, 2024 at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2024 @ 7:16 am
By: Announcements
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Robin Lynn Keel Baker, age 65, a resident of Washington, NC died Sunday November 10, 2024 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 @ 6:56 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not enough preparedness and no timeline.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2024 @ 12:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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All news accounts described the recently passed state budget as spending $30 billion
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 1:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frank Edward Billups, age 85, a resident of Belhaven, NC died Tuesday January 16, 2024 at his home.
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 8:45 am
By: Announcements
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Sallie Ann Carrow Tetterton, age 80, a resident of Bath, NC died Monday January 1, 2024, at ECU Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 @ 7:33 am
By: Announcements
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly three months into the fiscal year, a budget bill has finally arrived
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even if good policy, not every reform belongs in a budget bill.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 1:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Officials from the Town of Farmville in Pitt County have come under fire in a recent audit by North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office for allegations, including that the town lost thousands of dollars while conducting town business.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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My unfiltered assessment of the 11 candidates for Washington, North Carolina City Council
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 7:46 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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The city lied to you about your utility bill and you ought to be angry.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 4:50 am
By: Gary Ceres
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Today marks 100 days of the Washington Housing Authority refusal to comply with mandatory Freedom of Information Act request.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 5:00 am
By: Gary Ceres
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State Still Collected $3 Billion in Surplus Revenue
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Long-term incompetence in the Elizabeth City Finance Department has led to financial woes for the city
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 9:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Final Approved Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 is now posted on Beaufort County’s website, BeaufortCountyNC.gov.
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 11:55 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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An influential staffer at the General Assembly recently described NCInnovation as a “free market approach”
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Civil forfeiture is nothing more than legalized theft by the government
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill legalizing in-person and online sports betting into state law. However, the state will only permit legalized betting as early as January 2024.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 1:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday a House Judiciary Committee held discussions about a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) amendment to restrain state budget growth.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. §132-1., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records that contain any written or electronic communications with City Manager Jonathan Russell, and others,
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 11:56 am
By: Gary Ceres
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