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and m yetay salvage Berger who is narrowly losing his district
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 @ 8:51 am
By: John Steed
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Troxler will be at Washington Yacht and Country Club
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2026 @ 8:16 pm
By: John Steed
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Waters accompanied Berger candidate to file for NC House
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2025 @ 8:42 am
By: John Steed
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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am
By: Tom Campbell
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these RI NOs need to be defeated in their primaries
Published: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 8:56 am
By: John Steed
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Chief of Staff Kristi Jones to Depart for Private Sector Opportunity
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2024 @ 11:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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State budget negotiations are stalled as House and Senate lawmakers are too far apart to reach a deal. Reportedly, there will not be a budget agreement until likely September, following what had initially been a June 30 deadline.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dallas Woodhouse describes what he was doing on 9/11.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 7:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressmen rank at the very bottom of people considered trustworthy and ethical, tied with car salesmen at 8 percent.
Published: Saturday, March 27th, 2021 @ 8:22 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Marc Basnight, perhaps the most powerful figure in N.C. politics during the first decade of the 21st century, has died.
Published: Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Tuesday, December 29, 2020 until sunset on Friday, January 1, 2021 in honor of former NC State Senator Marc Basnight
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper shared the following comment following the passing of former Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 10:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 10:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Friday, May 1, 2020 until sunset on Monday, May 4, 2020 in honor of former NC State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 3:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina voters have tried for a long time now to enact a common-sense voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 10:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The shows at the old Randy Parton Theatre will go on, in some form or another
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ten years ago - July 26, 2007 - one of North Carolina's most spectacular economic development boondoggles hosted its first performance
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 4:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When our legislature voted to consolidate the traditional May Primary Election with the March 15th Presidential Primary they may have driven a nail in the coffins of political parties in our state.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When two politically connected men began building new houses in 2013 on an island Dare County resident Bill Boykin purchased in 1997, Boykin concluded the chain of events leading up to the construction didn't pass the smell test.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's so sad to hear Republicans mouthing platitudes similar to what you'd expect to hear from Barry Obama - or what you might read in the pages of Karl Marx's infamous manifesto
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 4:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The “conservative revolution” in Raleigh is telling us the state is so cash-poor that it can’t afford some vital road repairs and construction.
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Democrat named Arthur Williams represented the Outer Banks-centered Sixth District in the North Carolina House from 2003-2011. During that time, he was a good Democrat — a good soldier for then Senate boss Marc Basnight and then-House speaker Jim Black.
Published: Monday, January 12th, 2015 @ 9:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The race in state Senate District 1 was a toss-up in 2012, and it is once again as Republican incumbent Sen. Bill Cook and former Sen. Stan White square off again.
Published: Sunday, October 26th, 2014 @ 4:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years teachers have felt frustrated because they believe they are underpaid for a mentally and physically demanding job.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I wrote an article about ferry tolling last week. That article talked about current events. The issue of a major policy change in funding transportation has been around since at least 2007.
Published: Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 @ 3:34 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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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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A reader forwarded to us an email conversation they had with NCGOP chairman Claude Pope. (Of course, we came up.)
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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One of the Tar Heel State’s smallest counties is speaking pretty loudly this week. Gates County is on the border with Virginia in the northeastern quadrant of the state. It’s county GOP organization has jumped head-first into the GOP primary for the US Senate.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 @ 1:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today was a "red letter day" in North Carolina. The N. C. Senate passed S 129, a bill entitled "Limit State Facilities Finance Act." The vote was 47 for and 1 against. It was co-sponsored by Bill Cook, along with 5 other senators.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2013 @ 6:21 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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