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Thank you for your interest in the issue of "NO Ferry Tax". Because of your support, we won!
Thank you for your interest in the issue of "NO Ferry Tax". Because of your support, we won!
 
The NC General Assembly is moving quickly toward resolve its 2016 budget. The House & Senate have each passed its own version of House Bill #1030 (the budget bill).
The NC General Assembly is moving quickly toward resolve its 2016 budget. The House & Senate have each passed its own version of House Bill #1030 (the budget bill).
 
It was a great meeting with a great discovery = we get to direct our own show here. The DOT has changed it's whole approach. No longer are they wanting to cram things down our throats.
It was a great meeting with a great discovery = we get to direct our own show here. The DOT has changed it's whole approach. No longer are they wanting to cram things down our throats.
 
If Beverly Perdue is not the worst governor in North Carolina's long history, she is at least the worst in recent memory. She even managed to surpass her predecessor, convicted felon Mike Easley.
If Beverly Perdue is not the worst governor in North Carolina's long history, she is at least the worst in recent memory. She even managed to surpass her predecessor, convicted felon Mike Easley.
 
We here at the Observer have contended for sometime now that care should be taken by government officials before they take risks with taxpayers' money.
We here at the Observer have contended for sometime now that care should be taken by government officials before they take risks with taxpayers' money.
 
I don't understand. North Carolinians OVERWHELMINGLY approve of requiring photo ID in order to cast a vote in the state's elections.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 10:21 am By: Brant Clifton
I don't understand. North Carolinians OVERWHELMINGLY approve of requiring photo ID in order to cast a vote in the state's elections.
 
Governor Perdue was wrong on several levels to have committed the state to an agreement over the Dorothea Dix property, but so is the legislature wrong in reneging on the deal.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2013 @ 7:57 pm By: Tom Campbell
Governor Perdue was wrong on several levels to have committed the state to an agreement over the Dorothea Dix property, but so is the legislature wrong in reneging on the deal.
 
Congratulations to everyone who travelled to Raleigh for Monday night's Public Hearing on the ferry tax issue.
Congratulations to everyone who travelled to Raleigh for Monday night's Public Hearing on the ferry tax issue.
 
Imagine this: Governor Pat McCrory issues orders to all of the local school systems in the state to insure that by year's end every child will be performing where they should be performing in math, science and reading and to do whatever it takes to see that this happens.
Imagine this: Governor Pat McCrory issues orders to all of the local school systems in the state to insure that by year's end every child will be performing where they should be performing in math, science and reading and to do whatever it takes to see that this happens.
 
NC DOT has added a third Public Hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
NC DOT has added a third Public Hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
 
NC DOT has added a third Public Hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 @ 3:15 pm By: Stan Deatherage
NC DOT has added a third Public Hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
 
NC DOT announced today it will hold two public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
NC DOT announced today it will hold two public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes.
 
A Monday event in Whiteville honoring former state Sen. R.C. Soles, D-Columbus, has been canceled, Carolina Journal has learned. According to a man associated with the event who did not want to be identified, Soles decided...
A Monday event in Whiteville honoring former state Sen. R.C. Soles, D-Columbus, has been canceled, Carolina Journal has learned. According to a man associated with the event who did not want to be identified, Soles decided...
 
Many scandals are about crimes and money, but equally destructive are scandals that corrode our sense of honor.
Many scandals are about crimes and money, but equally destructive are scandals that corrode our sense of honor.
 
Today, the Office of the Governor released the following pool report of Governor Pat McCrory's swearing-in ceremony, prepared by The Associated Press.
Today, the Office of the Governor released the following pool report of Governor Pat McCrory's swearing-in ceremony, prepared by The Associated Press.
 
Amid growing sentiment by conservatives that states can derail Obamacare by refusing to create health care exchanges, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory says he has not decided whether to join other Republican governors in following that path.
Amid growing sentiment by conservatives that states can derail Obamacare by refusing to create health care exchanges, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory says he has not decided whether to join other Republican governors in following that path.
 
NCGOP leaders have been patting themselves on the back for getting Pat McCrory into the governor's mansion, and Richard Hudson and George Holding into Congress.
NCGOP leaders have been patting themselves on the back for getting Pat McCrory into the governor's mansion, and Richard Hudson and George Holding into Congress.
 
Pat McCrory, fresh of his rout of Walter Dalton in the governor's race, is putting out the word that we shouldn't expect "major personnel changes right away."
Pat McCrory, fresh of his rout of Walter Dalton in the governor's race, is putting out the word that we shouldn't expect "major personnel changes right away."
 
Friday is the deadline for the states to let the Feds know if they will be setting up health exchanges -- Phase One in the implementation of ObamaCare.
Friday is the deadline for the states to let the Feds know if they will be setting up health exchanges -- Phase One in the implementation of ObamaCare.
 
Governor Beverly Perdue declares a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Sandy making landfall just north of the North Carolina coast.
Governor Beverly Perdue declares a State of Emergency in advance of Hurricane Sandy making landfall just north of the North Carolina coast.
 
For many of the unemployed, prosperous times are a cloudy memory. More than 46 million Americans now feed their families with the aid of government food stamps. Look around you right now.
For many of the unemployed, prosperous times are a cloudy memory. More than 46 million Americans now feed their families with the aid of government food stamps. Look around you right now.
 
Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign committee is considering using some of the money left over in her campaign account to compile and publish papers from her life in public service.
Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign committee is considering using some of the money left over in her campaign account to compile and publish papers from her life in public service.
 
While the national Democratic ticket is enjoying a modest lift in the polls after the convention in Charlotte, the party's gubernatorial nominee, Walter Dalton, remains significantly behind Republican Pat McCrory.
While the national Democratic ticket is enjoying a modest lift in the polls after the convention in Charlotte, the party's gubernatorial nominee, Walter Dalton, remains significantly behind Republican Pat McCrory.
 
Several years ago someone came up with the idea that the State of North Carolina should control what is dumped into our rivers and sounds. They made a law that said you have to have a permit to "discharge" water into streams, rivers and sounds.
Several years ago someone came up with the idea that the State of North Carolina should control what is dumped into our rivers and sounds. They made a law that said you have to have a permit to "discharge" water into streams, rivers and sounds.
 
There's been a sudden explosion of purple hair and tongue-piercings in the vicinity of Trade & Tryon. Barney Frank -- a/k/a "The Banking Queen" -- checked into his hotel with a belt strapped around his neck.
There's been a sudden explosion of purple hair and tongue-piercings in the vicinity of Trade & Tryon. Barney Frank -- a/k/a "The Banking Queen" -- checked into his hotel with a belt strapped around his neck.
 
First, Governor Perdue, Superintendent Atkinson and other education leaders should really stop and realize how utterly foolish they sound to say that the nearly $10 billion dollars that were dumped into the K-12 system in 2009 and 2010 from Obama's "stimulus" program should be maintained.
First, Governor Perdue, Superintendent Atkinson and other education leaders should really stop and realize how utterly foolish they sound to say that the nearly $10 billion dollars that were dumped into the K-12 system in 2009 and 2010 from Obama's "stimulus" program should be maintained.
 
Now that their fearless leader has been reduced to political impotence and irrelevance, the group of General Assembly Republicans who sided with Richard Morgan to form an alliance with Jim Black is slowly but surely ditching their digs on Jones Street.
Now that their fearless leader has been reduced to political impotence and irrelevance, the group of General Assembly Republicans who sided with Richard Morgan to form an alliance with Jim Black is slowly but surely ditching their digs on Jones Street.
 
It may be a down-ticket race, but the battle for state auditor is showing some pop.
It may be a down-ticket race, but the battle for state auditor is showing some pop.
 
Don't look now, but North Carolina seems to have survived a significant reduction in the duration of the state's legislative sessions.
Don't look now, but North Carolina seems to have survived a significant reduction in the duration of the state's legislative sessions.
 
We do not have to lay awake at night and listen for noises that are so faint we wonder whether we heard something or we imagined we heard something.
We do not have to lay awake at night and listen for noises that are so faint we wonder whether we heard something or we imagined we heard something.
 
If you believe Governor Bev. Perdue and her Department of Commerce, in the depths of the worst recession in our lifetimes, the amount of travel and spending on travel and tourism in North Carolina has reach record heights. If you believe that we have a bridge we'd like to talk to you about.
If you believe Governor Bev. Perdue and her Department of Commerce, in the depths of the worst recession in our lifetimes, the amount of travel and spending on travel and tourism in North Carolina has reach record heights. If you believe that we have a bridge we'd like to talk to you about.
 
Things are really tightening up in the race for North Carolina governor. Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte and a renowned moderate, is the GOP standard bearer against incumbent Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton.
Things are really tightening up in the race for North Carolina governor. Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte and a renowned moderate, is the GOP standard bearer against incumbent Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton.
 
The 2012 short session has come to a close, marking a dramatic shift from legislative bienniums of the past, both in length and accomplishments.
The 2012 short session has come to a close, marking a dramatic shift from legislative bienniums of the past, both in length and accomplishments.
 
Legislative Democrats did not give the GOP high marks, citing a host of differences in philosophy and approach and that the new laws would result in ineffective or even harmful policies.
Legislative Democrats did not give the GOP high marks, citing a host of differences in philosophy and approach and that the new laws would result in ineffective or even harmful policies.
 
For the second year in a row, Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed the state budget approved by the General Assembly. And also for the second straight year, the General Assembly garnered the three-fifths majority vote in both chambers needed to override her veto.
For the second year in a row, Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed the state budget approved by the General Assembly. And also for the second straight year, the General Assembly garnered the three-fifths majority vote in both chambers needed to override her veto.
 
In spite of recent statements by gubernatorial candidates Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory opposing the North Carolina International Terminal, Toby Bronstein, a spokeswoman for Save the Cape, fears the proposed megaport may not be dead.
In spite of recent statements by gubernatorial candidates Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory opposing the North Carolina International Terminal, Toby Bronstein, a spokeswoman for Save the Cape, fears the proposed megaport may not be dead.
 
If you check out Forbes Magazine's List of the Best Places for Business and Careers, you will find a slideshow of silver skyscrapers hailing the prosperity of Raleigh and other North Carolina metro areas - but failing to show economic reality elsewhere in the Tar Heel State.
If you check out Forbes Magazine's List of the Best Places for Business and Careers, you will find a slideshow of silver skyscrapers hailing the prosperity of Raleigh and other North Carolina metro areas - but failing to show economic reality elsewhere in the Tar Heel State.
 
Rep. Harold Brubaker, the first and only Republican House speaker of the 20th century and most recently the chamber's senior budget-writer, announced Thursday he's retiring from the Legislature.
Rep. Harold Brubaker, the first and only Republican House speaker of the 20th century and most recently the chamber's senior budget-writer, announced Thursday he's retiring from the Legislature.
 
For the activists who have fought for years to abolish North Carolina's death penalty, the just-completed short session was a crushing disappointment.
For the activists who have fought for years to abolish North Carolina's death penalty, the just-completed short session was a crushing disappointment.
 
How do you suppose our Governess ever got to be our Governess?? I'm starting to believe (yes, I'll admit to being a slow learner) that if she had a brain, she might be dangerous (as the old saying goes).
Published: Sunday, July 8th, 2012 @ 12:41 pm By: Jim Bispo
How do you suppose our Governess ever got to be our Governess?? I'm starting to believe (yes, I'll admit to being a slow learner) that if she had a brain, she might be dangerous (as the old saying goes).
 
Gov. Beverly Perdue on Sunday vetoed legislation that would have paved the way for a robust local energy sector, lured private investment to the state and created new jobs for North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 10:07 am By: Stan Deatherage
Gov. Beverly Perdue on Sunday vetoed legislation that would have paved the way for a robust local energy sector, lured private investment to the state and created new jobs for North Carolinians.
 

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