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Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, will drop his bid for the U.S. Senate and will file for the newly drawn 7th Congressional District at the urging and with the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, multiple sources confirm for Carolina Journal.
Published: Thursday, December 16th, 2021 @ 6:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, a Republican candidate for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022, has taken numerous calls urging him to shift gears and try instead to return to the U.S. House.
Published: Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 @ 2:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Pat McCrory joined the North Carolina Board of Transportation today to commemorate U.S. Representative Howard Coble with a resolution naming a portion of Interstate 85 in his honor. The board approved the resolution at its meeting on Thursday
Published: Friday, December 2nd, 2016 @ 10:37 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The campaign of Presidential candidate Donald Trump announced a significant staff increase in the important battleground state of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 11:20 pm
By: Russell Allen
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North Carolina has never had a Republican insurance commissioner, but three candidates running in the GOP primary hope to change that - citing consumer welfare rather than their own ambitions as a reason for campaigning.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Each year, you have all kinds of groups ranking members of Congress according to their voting records. The Club For Growth, for instance, champions the concepts of limited government and fiscal conservatism.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Senator-elect Thom Tillis today announced the hiring of key staff members in his Washington, D.C. and North Carolina offices.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yep. That's the verdict handed down by Washington Post columnist and drive-by media pundit E.J. Dionne regarding our US Senate race this year.
Published: Monday, October 20th, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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If Food and Drug Administration regulators adopt new regulations that would place premium, hand-made cigars under the jurisdiction of a law originally passed to regulate cigarettes, sellers of the premium cigars say the changes could put them out of business.
Published: Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 @ 8:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Heritage Action has updated their conservatism rankings for the current session of Congress.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 10:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Greensboro minister Mark Walker stunned Rockingham County District Attorney Phil Berger Jr. in Tuesday’s runoff for the 6th Congressional District Republican nomination.
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The past year may have been the most contentious in the history of High Point politics, which in turn should make the mayor's race in the November municipal election a hot one.
Published: Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 @ 6:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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GOPers in the Greensboro-High Point area are still a little sore about the fallout from a March dinner honoring retiring congressman Howard Coble.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Ever wonder why so few elected officials question the actions of their party leaders or the actions of their respective chambers? Ever wonder why politicians spend SO MUCH time fundraising?
Published: Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted staff members from the North Carolina Congressional Delegation at the Governor’s Mansion today for an open and bipartisan dialogue on how to work together better and more often for the betterment of the state.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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As the ink begins to dry on vote totals from Tuesday's North Carolina primary, political observers in the Tar Heel state are preparing for what should be one of the most-watched races in the country: the U.S. Senate contest between incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, Republican state House...
Published: Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 @ 1:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a state primary race with national implications, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, defeated seven other candidates and won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by freshman Democrat Kay Hagan. And in a contest that drew more than $1 million in independent expenditures...
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nine Republicans are seeking to succeed 6th District U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who's retiring after 15 terms in Washington. The winner of the May 6 GOP primary - and a possible July 15 runoff if no candidate gets at least 40 percent of the vote - will face the winner of the Democratic...
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 5:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is little more than a month away from the primary elections that will set the stage for another round of high-profile electoral battles in November. As voters prepare to head to the polls, the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation is watching the state's most important electoral contests...
Published: Monday, March 31st, 2014 @ 4:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Club For Growth - a DC-based PAC that emphasizes support for lower taxes and free market measures - loves to hold the feet of politicians in both parties to the fire.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 12:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The races for only 7 percent of state legislative seats - and no congressional districts - are likely to be competitive this year, say two organizations tracking North Carolina voting trends.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 @ 8:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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American Hustle is not just lighting up the movie screens. It's playing out on Capitol Hill as well.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2014 @ 11:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Even though Election Day 2014 is nearly 11 months away, the editors and staff of Carolina Journal already have begun reporting and offering analysis of key races across North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most of North Carolina’s congressional staffers - the men and women who work for the state’s two U.S. senators and 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives - will be entering the District of Columbia’s health care exchange once the Affordable Care Act takes effect in January.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Winston-Salem radio host Bill Flynn has joined the crowd of Republicans seeking to oust Kay Hagan from the US Senate.
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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While political analysts are trying to understand how the most recent municipal elections reflect the current climate and impact outcomes in the 2014 elections, there are two obvious conclusions of statewide note.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 11:45 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The STUPID mainstream media is covering events in DC like a horse race – how bad did the Tea Party or GOP lose, how big did Barry and the Democrats win.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 10:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Hagan bemoaned the way Congress waits for deadlines to act. She said Speaker of the House John Boehner needs to, essentially, write off the 64 Tea-Party-style Republicans who are blocking compromise measures in the House and move legislation that other Republicans can pass with support from House De
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 1:47 am
By: Brant Clifton
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one of the Tea Party's vanguards - has released its latest scorecards evaluating lawmakers on how they vote in terms of the limited government agenda. Lawmakers were assigned percentage-based scores ranging from 1(liberal) to 100 (perfect conservative).
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 5:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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How on earth could an Obama-liberal be one of the four Republican Leaders in the State House?
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 4:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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An athlete with a background in Chemistry, James Grubbs (Jim) Martin served North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representative for six terms, and as governor for two terms.
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, every year groups from the ADA to the ACU to National Journal to The Club For Growth release ideological rankings of the 535 voting members of Congress.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2013 @ 9:10 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Three Democratic members of the North Carolina congressional delegation have joined President Obama in calling for more gun control as a means of preventing a mass shooting like the one Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 8:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Second Congressional District's incumbent representative seems to be doing her best to ruin the gift horse delivered to her during redistricting.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 10:20 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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