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The bill prohibits government agencies from training employees that one race is inherently superior to another.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State and local governments in North Carolina would be barred from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for employees or students under a bill passed March 21 by the House Health Committee.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Our office has been notified of a scam involving people impersonating state government employees on social media. These scammers will claim to be with a state agency and inform you that you are being awarded a large sum of grant money.
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: ENC NOW
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem ordered state government employees to stop using TikTok.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 5:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, the state will pay the largest one-time supplemental bonus in history for benefit recipients of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System, Consolidated Judicial Retirement System, Legislative Retirement System and the Local and Governmental Employees’ Retirement System.
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The Biden administration used a COVID-justified waiver to quietly transform a small student loan forgiveness program into an enormous scheme which can write off unlimited amounts of student loans for government workers and employees of nonprofits including activist think-tanks.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Biden administration used a COVID-justified waiver to quietly transform a small student loan forgiveness program into an enormous scheme which can write off unlimited amounts of student loans for government workers and employees of nonprofits including activist think-tanks.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 12:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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After nearly two years of resolutions representing a desired result to make Beaufort County citizens more safe in their government's buildings, this process is finally moving toward full fruition.
Published: Monday, January 17th, 2022 @ 8:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This Second Amendment issue has been overly discussed, with the two Democratic Socialist commissioners stating their nonsupport, and the nominal Republicans on our board requesting revisions, with even the Board's attorney electing to take a political position to support his constituency.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Resolution to Permit Concealed Carry for Beaufort County Government Employees in Most of Beaufort County Government's Buildings
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 3:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government science agency still social distancing in its office despite saying more than 83% of employees are vaccinated
Published: Sunday, July 4th, 2021 @ 11:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Government Transparency Act of 2021 would require that personnel actions of government employees, like public school teachers or county health officials, be described and maintained in public record
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 11:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that would open disciplinary records of government employees is crawling through the Senate, and employee unions and Democrats are determined to kill it.
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 12:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The government agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear laboratories and the highly classified material they house often does not revoke the security clearance of employees and contractors after they leave, potentially compromising national security.
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021 @ 12:20 am
By: Judicial Watch
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North Carolina law bans government agencies from making contracts with unions and bans public employees from striking.
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2020 @ 1:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina now has its second voter identification law. A federal court voided the first because it would not consider forms of ID disproportionately used by minorities, such as cards or documents given to government employees, students, and people on public assistance.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 11:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer mocked President Donald Trump on Friday immediately after the president ended the government shutdown so non-essential federal employees could get paid and so both of the nation's major parties could work on a deal to fund border security.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 10:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Two lawmakers have introduced bills to grant local government the authority to provide local housing to teachers and other government employees
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper has hired an expert in public policy to serve as Policy Director and named two veteran state government employees to posts in the Governor's Office as he continued to fill his state team Tuesday
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 12:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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A new Direct Primary Care option helped Union County government save more than $1.28 million on health care claims in its first year, without sacrificing quality of care for county government employeesv
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 11:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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They're motivated to advance in their careers, driven to bring innovation and efficiency to their organizations, and maybe a little relieved to finally be done, after spending the last 16 months participating in the NC Certified Public Manager® Program (CPM).
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 10:33 pm
By: jonah
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Governor Pat McCrory recognized the extraordinary accomplishments of 16 state government employees during the Governor's Awards for Excellence ceremony today.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 11:14 pm
By: Russell Allen
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The arrival of summer means vacation time for many, and airports stay busy. While we think of domestic airline service as being deregulated, the reality is that government decisions still play a role in where airlines fly
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the $22.3 billion state budget which includes salary increases for North Carolina state government employees, effective July 1, 2016
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 12:40 am
By: Christopher Maye
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A national government watchdog group is collecting examples of government employees who are responsible for providing public information but in fact impede the free flow of information to journalists.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A growing health care alternative in North Carolina that shuns insurance for services provided by physicians at a set price could be incorporated into the state's insurance program for government employees, along with Medicaid
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A major problem is facing state employee pension plans. While many private corporations cut back pension programs due to limited funding or decreasing contributions, pension systems for government employees rarely change.
Published: Monday, August 24th, 2015 @ 12:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are approximately 90,000 state and local governments in the United States. Most of these entities provide a defined benefit pension plan for public employees as part of their overall compensation. State governments employ 5.3 million people and local governments employ 13.8 million, with...
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2015 @ 1:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Progressives everywhere are calling for an increase in the minimum wage. The amount of the increase depends on who is calling for it. President Obama wants a 40 percent hike from the current minimum of $7.25 to $10.30 per hour, while others, including some trade unions, are asking for more than a...
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Robeson County reduced the workweeks for 367 part-time employees and capped them at 25 hours weekly to avoid higher health insurance costs associated with mandates in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Published: Monday, December 1st, 2014 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is nothing moral about the way military veterans are treated by the VA – unless you are a government union boss. J. David Cox Sr., president of the American Federation of Government Employees
Published: Friday, June 20th, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Sometimes people do not understand what their elected County Commissioner or Senator or House member are supposed to do.
Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 @ 2:50 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Times change. Things change. In the old days government employees who violated their trust got fired. No "ifs", "ands", or "buts".
Published: Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 @ 4:21 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Newspapers, activists and all who care about open government recently celebrated "Sunshine Week." Now it's time for North Carolina conservatives to make 2014 Sunshine Year.
Published: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014 @ 8:39 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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With a few notable exceptions, government agencies in North Carolina do not expect a major hit from Obamacare mandates in the coming year. But that could change in 2015, when large employer requirements kick in for organizations such as the UNC system, where as many as 10,000 temporary employees...
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued an executive order to form a Health and Safety Leadership Team and proclaimed June as Safety Awareness Month in State Government to focus on the safety, health and well-being of North Carolina's dedicated employees and their families both on and off the job.
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 2:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Government employee unions largely were responsible for the re-election of President Obama, and will seek payback through weaker right-to-work laws and approval of collective bargaining rights for 21 million health care workers under Obamacare, union critic Mallory Factor says.
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 @ 2:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This time, it's the new Financial State of the States report by the Institute for Truth in Accounting, an Illinois-based nonprofit that has been pushing governments to reform their accounting practices for more than a decade.
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2012 @ 9:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When you promise to pay someone in the future, you have a debt with him. However, were you to use cash accounting, as North Carolina's government does, you would not record it as such, because no cash changed hands.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2012 @ 11:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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