With a deadline just 13 days away, Community Care Physician Network, North Carolina’s largest network of independent physician clinics, announced Monday, June 17, it signed on to the State Health Plan’s cost-cutting Clear Pricing Project.
Published: Monday, June 17th, 2019 @ 9:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, honored guests, and fellow Americans: It is my privilege to address you tonight from the East Room of the White House.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'm honored to be with you today for, really, this historic celebration.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The major American political parties are in crisis. The proportion of American voters who register as independents has reached 40 percent, rising about 10 percentage points since 2000
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2017 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order reinstating the Statewide Independent Living Council. Gov. Cooper also appointed 25 new members to the Council
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017 @ 3:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Libertarian-oriented Millennials will impact future elections, legislative battles will expand between declining rural counties and growing urban areas, and volatility will persist in state elections, a panel of political analysts predicted
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2016 @ 9:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Donald Trump should appeal to all those who identify as independent and who wish to break from the strict, disinterested, controlling 2-party system. All those who are fed up being controlled and railroaded by the self-interested 2-Party system should exercise their First Amendment right of protest
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2016 @ 11:33 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The National Federation of Independent Business, North Carolina's leading small-business association, has endorsed Sen. Bill Cook in the 1st District Senate race
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 4:35 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Every August, Civitas polls NC unaffiliated voters to find out what this crucial voting bloc thinks.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 8:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This week Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) was presented with the Guardian of Small Business award
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 1:31 pm
By: Russell Allen
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I used to have the naive idea that journalists based their editorial decisions on independent standards that obtained no matter who was involved in a news story.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb has pulled out of the Democrat nomination process, and will have much to say about that decision at some point.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 1:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many cheered when the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that independent redistricting commissions are Constitutional.
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 @ 2:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Dr. Ivar Giaever, 1973 Nobel Prize winner in the field of Physics and an Obama voter, argued recently at a conference of Nobel Laureates in Germany that global warming was a "non problem." According to a story published at ClimateDepot.com...
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 @ 6:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here is the story in NC where we are being constantly told "Conservatives are saving taxpayers money and lowering taxes."
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Today, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading advocate for small businesses, endorsed Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 11:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Now, it appears WCNC in Charlotte has found one more questionable scenario involving Tillis, some wealthy donors, their real estate deals, and the proposed I-77 toll lane project enthusiastically backed by Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I am honored to receive the endorsement from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The Reps are about to do it to themselves again. Things seem to be going their way and then they shoot themselves in the foot - again... Pretty much all in the name of standing on principles.
Published: Tuesday, August 12th, 2014 @ 6:45 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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The mainstream media is reporting that the Houston Independent School District will hold a job fair in Raleigh later this week. The folks from Houston promise on-the-spot hiring and a starting salary of $46,805.
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 3:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Headlines in recent months have attracted attention to technical problems associated with HealthCare.gov, the primary website associated with the federal Affordable Care Act. While some technical issues remain to be resolved, Hadley Heath, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women's Forum...
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 @ 5:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Life is devalued by the section of the healthcare bill which sets up the IPAB (Independent Payment Advisory Board).
Published: Sunday, September 1st, 2013 @ 11:42 am
By: Diane Rufino
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It was one of the most contentious bills this legislative session, but Senate Bill 81 ultimately was approved, transferring ownership of...
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) the Washington B.C. Chamber of Commerce and Washington Harbor District Alliance declare the week of July 1-7 Independents Week.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2013 @ 11:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Amid pushback from charter schools and concerns about violations of constitutional separation of powers, a Senate bill creating an independent public...
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 4:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill to create an independent Public Charter Schools Board represents an unprecedented attempt to supplant the power of the State Board of Education...
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 8:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a recent press release, it was announced that "Governor Pat McCrory ... has proclaimed June as Solar Energy Month in North Carolina." In doing so, the governor...
Published: Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Eleanor Kinnaird (D-Orange) is the lone sponsor of this week's Bad Bill of the Week - SB 155, The Hamilton C. Horton Jr. Independent Redistricting Commission. Senator Kinnaird sponsored a similar bill last year with the same name.
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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While gathering some performance metrics for North Carolina policy nonprofits, I noticed an interesting trend in the data from the microblogging site Twitter. While you might think that the most-followed Twitter accounts on...
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2013 @ 1:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's tough enough for a small business to succeed when it faces competition in the open market. It's even tougher when government puts up roadblocks in the form of high taxes or excessive regulation.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's going on here? Why are these conservative-oriented groups lining up behind Democrats in supposedly competitive races -supposed easy GOP pickups?
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2012 @ 10:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The National Federation of Independent Business, North Carolina's leading small business association, has endorsed candidates in 28 state legislative races for North Carolina's General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Please recognize that "Liberalism" is a mental disorder that afflicts both Democrats, Republicans and even some Independents. So here goes:
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 @ 10:29 am
By: John Lacava
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