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Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper has a lead of roughly 5,000 votes in his attempt to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, and Cooper was quick to claim victory Tuesday night, telling supporters
Published: Saturday, November 12th, 2016 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is essential for a growing North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Election watchers suggest that, including outlays from candidates, political parties, and independent expenditure groups, more than $75 million could be spent in this year's U.S. Senate campaign featuring Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I well remember the first time I met Keith Crisco, the former North Carolina commerce secretary and textile entrepreneur who passed away Monday after an accidental fall at his home in Asheboro.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans presented a newly minted version of a Senate bill to transfer ownership of Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the City...
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charlotte officials believe Senate Republicans have an ulterior motive in sponsoring legislation to create a regional authority to own and operate Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 4:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov.-elect Pat McCrory promised Thursday to scrutinize the efficiency and accountability of government departments and programs, while vowing to work across political and geographical boundaries to create more jobs and bring "a mayor's attitude" of problem-solving to Raleigh.
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2012 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory became North Carolina's third Republican governor since Reconstruction and the first since the 19th century to work with a General Assembly controlled by his own party, as the GOP built on its electoral momentum from 2010.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 2:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I heard through the grapevine that John Hood thinks I don't like him very much. (For the record, all I know of him is what I read in his columns and what I hear him saying on NC Spin.)
Published: Saturday, October 27th, 2012 @ 10:46 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I disagreed with the late Bill Friday on nearly every public policy issue you can imagine. But over two decades of regular phone conversations and occasional meetings, Mr. Friday and I never had a disagreeable moment.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 10:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Pat McCrory has a large fundraising advantage in his encore campaign for the governorship.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 1:11 am
By: Brant Clifton
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We've talked about A LOT of stuff in the 2012 race for governor of North Carolina. We've heard a lot about Pat McCrory's tax returns. We've been treated to commercials featuring a Pat McCrory puppet.
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Things are really tightening up in the race for North Carolina governor. Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte and a renowned moderate, is the GOP standard bearer against incumbent Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton.
Published: Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 @ 1:32 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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No matter what happens in the gubernatorial election this year, a political string will be broken - our governor will no longer hail from Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Monday, July 30th, 2012 @ 10:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In spite of recent statements by gubernatorial candidates Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory opposing the North Carolina International Terminal, Toby Bronstein, a spokeswoman for Save the Cape, fears the proposed megaport may not be dead.
Published: Monday, July 23rd, 2012 @ 3:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton wants a new job. President Barack Obama wants to keep his current job. The two Democrats have the same challenge, however.
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2012 @ 8:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina was the 30th state to approve language prohibiting gay marriage and the last in the South to do so. Ninety-three of the state's 100 counties had majorities voting in favor of the amendment.
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The three-quarter-cent sales tax centerpiece of Gov. Bev Perdue's $20.9 billion budget proposal would be used to hire more teachers and launch jobs programs, but is a "non-starter" for Republican leaders.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than a third of voters turned out for North Carolina's primary elections, far higher than the normal turnout in a presidential year and almost as high as the record turnout for the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama slugfest in 2008.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 1:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's the last week before North Carolina's first primary. I've put it off long enough, but now I have no real alternative but to issue some fearless predictions.
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Barring some last-minute filing, it looks like key North Carolina Democrats failed to find persuasive my previous column on the gubernatorial race. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 4:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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