says Brinson "can be trusted to cut taxes" when Brinson has voted to RAISE taxes instead
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:08 pm
By: John Steed
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of prominent North Carolina business leaders, and some big Republican donors, sent a letter Tuesday morning to all House Republicans urging them to abandon plans to muddy the budget process with legalized casinos
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"A lot of these bills function as what I call a Freddy Krueger bill," said Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort. "Right about the time you think they are dead, someone breathes new life into them."
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, the state legislature overrode six of Governor Roy Cooper’s vetoes, setting a record for the most veto overrides in a single day.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 6:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new set of laws are set to take effect Tuesday, Aug. 1, in North Carolina. Among them is S.B. 626, Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws, which includes a provision that allows more human-trafficking victims to collect compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Christmas came in August for many North Carolinians as Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate flexed their muscles and overrode three of Gov. Cooper’s vetoes on bills impacting school choice.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the sticking points in the state budget negotiations is the $1.4 billion proposed in the Senate version for NCInnovation, a private, non-profit created by some NC business leaders in 2018, aimed at providing grants for applied research at select UNC-system universities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Hospitals Charge Families Huge Price Markups for Common Shoppable Services, Hide Prices from Patients
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 @ 11:44 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Members of the United States Congress have formally rebuked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz for what they are calling "unnecessary infighting" that they claim is distracting from the important work of giving themselves raises.
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ 2:58 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Fox News host Maria Bartiromo grilled Rep. Matt Gaetz during a contentious interview on Sunday
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 9:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Study by Duke University School of Law researchers and the North Carolina Office of State Treasurer finds that North Carolina's hospitals obtained legal judgments, including interest charges, from patients with medical debt
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 11:23 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Rule-loosening provisions — may soon be a reality across the state
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 1:26 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Ana Kasparian, a co-host of the popular progressive online news show “The Young Turks,” lauded Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro’s fairness in conversation after someone pilloried her for conducting interviews and debates with him.
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2023 @ 6:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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Follow the money
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The $1.4 billion allocation for a non-profit called NCInnovation in the state Senate’s budget plan has raised some eyebrows. Given that this appropriation to the barely five-year-old non-profit organization would amount to nearly five percent of the entire state General Fund budget, it should.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former President Donald Trump is nothing if not prescient on some of the biggest cultural and business issues of the day.
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 3:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dismissed criticism from former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley over his ongoing battle with Disney as the two 2024 Republican presidential candidates renewed their feud in an increasingly bruising primary.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 11:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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Blue Cross’ restructuring: “The devil is in the lack of details.”
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 11:51 am
By: Tom Campbell
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caught spending 82 million euros in Europe to oppose fracking
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Steed
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Rep. John R. Bradford III, R-Mecklenburg, made it official Thursday by announcing his run for the state treasurer’s office.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Revolution of the States: Conservative states are more likely than liberal ones to have "open primaries," allowing Democrats to vote in Republican primaries and contributing do deep-red states electing moderate Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 1:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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Drug companies see a chance to cripple 340B, a program they once championed.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: Luka Laden
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A North Carolina representative announced today that he is considering a run for the state treasurer’s office.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We are twenty months away from the 2024 elections and already candidates for governor have declared they are running.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 4:33 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed two bills on Thursday that would regulate children’s use of social media, as lawmakers in Congress question TikTok over its effect on kids and national security.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 3:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) revealed why she stopped going to what she called “dumb” Democrat luncheons with “old dudes” sitting around “eating Jell-O” and everyone bragging about themselves.
Published: Sunday, April 9th, 2023 @ 1:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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as Tillis himself mulls bid for governor and Whatley pushes for NCGOP chairman
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: John Steed
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Individuals and political action committees associated with defunct financial institution Silicon Valley Bank have donated extensively to leading politicians.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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