NC Capitol Connection provides an overview of yesterday’s contentious special session called to repeal HB 2.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After a day of repeated pauses and extended recesses, just before 8 p.m. Wednesday the General Assembly adjourned its fifth special session of the term without accomplishing its intended purpose: repealing House Bill 2
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Once again North Carolina made national news and once again it wasn't favorable
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 7:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Lt. Governor Dan Forest releases the following statement on special session to repeal HB 2
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 4:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly will return for a fifth special session Wednesday after a Monday morning vote by the Charlotte City Council repealing its bathroom ordinance that led to the adoption of House Bill 2
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 5:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following statement can be attributed to the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) Chairman Robin Hayes
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 2:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory's Press Office issued the following statement from Press Secretary Graham Wilson
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 4:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In an exclusive interview with Carolina Journal, UNC system President Margaret Spellings discussed her leadership priorities, the future of UNC's Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the impacts of technology on the future of higher education
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Come Tuesday night (or soon after) we should know the outcomes of the long and contentious 2016 elections. It has been the subject of frequent conversations, dominated our news cycles, filled both our email and snail mailboxes and loaded our voicemails
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 2:53 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The power of incumbency is on display in the Senate District 19 race between Republican state Sen. Wesley Meredith and Democratic challenger Toni Morris.
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 @ 5:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's chief legal counsel, Bob Stephens, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court taking up the Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. case, which involves bathroom privacy in public schools
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2016 @ 10:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Located in western Mecklenburg County, House District 92 is the rare legislative swing district in the state's most populous county
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2016 @ 10:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians have long known that the electoral contest between incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory and challenger Roy Cooper would be expensive, contentious, and competitive. It's the top gubernatorial race in the country
Published: Monday, October 24th, 2016 @ 1:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Government regulation is a subject as dry as the desert sands to most people.
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 11 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 12:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Freshman Republican legislator Greg Murphy's first legislative vote as a new state representative was a doozy: House Bill 2
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Judging by what makes the front pages, the top of the newscasts, and the list of "what's trending" on social media, North Carolina politics consists of spirited debates about H.B. 2, spirited debates about voting laws, spirited debates about teacher pay
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 2 might not be the albatross for Republican Gov. Pat McCrory's re-election bid many pundits and Democrats have suggested, and his decisive response to late October's Charlotte riots could give him an electoral boost
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Both HB2 and the Charlotte ordinance that preceded it were solutions in search of a problem. We've yet to see certifiable evidence that Charlotte had significant or quantifiable transgender discrimination problems. It was political pandering to a liberal support base
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 11:47 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Republican Buck Newton and Democrat Josh Stein agreed on many topics during a debate by the attorney general candidates Tuesday night, but the dueling lawyers did it in sometimes disagreeable fashion on the details
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 3:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you want to know why the Left has tried to make North Carolina politics into an "all House Bill 2, all the time" zone? Here are some reasons
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2016 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After Roy Cooper and Jennifer Roberts again scuttled a compromise deal, North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes issued the following statement
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2016 @ 5:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In her first public campaign appearance since departing from a 9/11 memorial service Sunday and collapsing as she entered her car, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spoke at a rally Thursday in Greensboro, telling supporters to fight the divisive Republican tactics of her opponent Dona
Published: Saturday, September 17th, 2016 @ 9:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement regarding the NCAA's recent decision on 2016-2017 championship events
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 3:38 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the NCAA's decision to move several championship events from North Carolina because of its law that ensures that young girls aren't forced to shower and change clothes in the presence of men in p
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 7:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Statement from NCGOP spokeswoman Kami Mueller on the NCAA's regarding H.B. 2
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 2:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory released a statement following the federal court ruling in the Texas v. U.S.A. case
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 11:05 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Transgender Students and Public Schools
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 9:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following statement is released on behalf of the North Carolina Republican Party in response to a federal judge issuing a temporary block on allowing boys to enter bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers with girls at school
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 1:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the very groups that have been trying to trash North Carolina's economy and reputation have revealed why they're doing it: to help elect Roy Cooper
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2016 @ 10:25 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The following statement was issued today by Bob Stephens, General Counsel for Governor Pat McCrory
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2016 @ 3:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A divided Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to temporarily block a lower court order that had cleared the way for a transgender male high school student to use the boys' bathroom in a Virginia public school this fall
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2016 @ 9:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On July 22, the day after the National Basketball Association announced it would remove Charlotte as the host for its 2017 All-Star Game, the NCAA revealed a plan requiring all future host sites for NCAA-sponsored intercollegiate athletics to verify whether they are subject to “bathroom laws”
Published: Monday, August 1st, 2016 @ 11:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Kellie Fiedorek regarding the NBA's decision to move the league's men's All-Star Game from Charlotte to another city because of North Carolina's law
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 11:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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