Funding will support peer-to-peer community projects for NC teens
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 2:55 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A new national poll shows roughly two-thirds support for key school choice concepts among American parents.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new state audit has revealed a troubling trend for student attendance records in six North Carolina school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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What if the qualifications that secure college and university accreditation instead secured accreditation for individual scholars?
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 1:45 pm
By: Daily Wire
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At long last, the North Carolina House and Senate are set to vote on a conference budget this week after months of delays.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tennessee lawmakers are looking at rejecting federal dollars for public education and replacing them with state dollars in a move that would make Tennessee the first in the nation to turn down federal education funding.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 8:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday, North Carolina Senate leaders unveiled their proposed state budget. Governor Cooper will be under pressure to sign the final version because Medicaid expansion, a bill he signed earlier this year, is tied to passing a budget.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 2:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most likely see an increase in.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What can you do when already-powerful politicians grab more and more power?
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 9:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Ten years ago, in July of 2013, the Republican-led General Assembly enacted historic tax reforms. Perhaps most notably, lawmakers overhauled the state’s personal income tax, moving from a progressive multi-tiered structure to a flat, simple rate.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Information Technology Secretary Jim Weaver toured Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in Durham.
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina House released its biennium budget proposal this week as scheduled, and the North Carolina Senate is scheduled to release its version next before the two chambers meet to establish a conference budget
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper visited Winter Park Elementary School in Wilmington and highlighted his recommended budget investments to support teachers, students and schools.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2023 @ 11:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today highlighted his recommended investments in schools, teachers and families with visits to Scurlock Elementary School in Hoke County and Northern Guilford High School in Guilford County.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.5% in January after falling 0.1% in December, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 6.4%.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Free markets lower disparities, while government-controlled systems make things worse
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a $4 million Preschool Development Grant that will help support children’s health and well-being
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 9:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s decade of economic success deserves celebration. Even more so, however, it is worth applauding the important steps toward reform that state lawmakers have undertaken over the past decade.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.1% in December after increasing 0.1% in November, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 6.5%. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, rose 5.7% on an annual basis.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Economists with the Committee to Unleash Prosperity released a new study last month highlighting our nation’s expansive welfare state.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Families of four with neither parent working can receive welfare benefits worth in excess of six figures per year in Washington, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, according to a study from the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 8:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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Moore County residents who receive Food and Nutrition Services and lost food due to power outages from vandalism to an electrical substation on Dec. 3, 2022, will receive replacement benefits, thanks to two waivers approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 10:57 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Families are feeling the pinch as cost of living continues to increase in North Carolina’s capitol
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 11:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, greater than the increases in July and August and higher than projections, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 8.2%.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first occurs during ages 2-7, with a second one occurring during adolescence. At the start of these periods, the number of connections (synapses) between brain cells (neurons) doubles.
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 @ 9:32 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. Well, good afternoon. When America made 12 years of public education universal in the last century, we became — not figuratively, literally — the best-educated public in the world and better prepared than any other nation.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Washington Post Editorial Board slammed President Joe Biden (D) Wednesday afternoon for his plan to make U.S. taxpayers payoff thousands of dollars in student loans and Pell Grant recipients for those making less than $125,000 a year.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 9:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Public comment is being sought on North Carolina’s proposed Low-Income Energy Assistance Program waiver, which will allow an increase in allotted funds available for the Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating and Air Repair and Replacement Program from 15% up to 25%
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Raising Expectations with Child Opportunity Vouchers for Educational Recovery (RECOVER) Act to empower parents to solve the learning loss crisis facing today’s students.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 5:29 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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We all have witnessed examples of the worker shortage. Signs in business windows that read: “now hiring,” “please be patient, we are short on staff,” and “reduced hours” abound.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Northampton County is the only majority-choice county in North Carolina, with 57% enrolled in private, home, and public charter schools
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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