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After Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016, the GOP-led General Assembly moved quickly to dispossess the incoming governor of some of the office’s powers.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If North Carolina Democrats hoped - and North Carolina Republicans feared - that a Roy Cooper administration would represent a clean break from the administration of former Gov. Pat McCrory, both sides have good reason to revise their expectations
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, urged the General Assembly not to spend any money from a fund negotiated by his Democratic successor, Roy Cooper, and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators, saying the process for securing the money was tainted
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 1:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says Roy Cooper, his Democratic successor, is repaying his trial lawyer campaign contributors by hiring them for expensive, politically motivated lawsuits against the GOP-led General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In what direction will North Carolina go under a Democratic governor-elect, Roy Cooper, and a Republican General Assembly? There are three possibilities
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory has asked the General Assembly to write a $200 million check to help North Carolina residents and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew and the wildfires
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory today addressed the House Appropriations Committee and discussed ways to help citizens and communities recover from Hurricane Matthew and wildfires that have impacted the state in recent months
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 @ 5:17 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory will request approximately $200 million in a Special Session of the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 1:07 am
By: McCrory Communications
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According to initial voting returns, Republican legislators seem likely to keep clear control of the North Carolina General Assembly, losing one seat overall in the House of Representatives but gaining a seat in the Senate
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2016 @ 10:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor's race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation's leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2016 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If Attorney General Roy Cooper's election day lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory eventually becomes a victory, the incoming Democrat will face an incredibly difficult challenge in pushing any of his agenda through a GOP-dominated General Assembly, election analysts say
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While some Democratic legislators are calling for a special session to deal with recovery efforts for Hurricane Matthew, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP leaders in the General Assembly say a special session is unnecessary
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that CSX will open a new intermodal terminal in Edgecombe County.
Published: Monday, August 8th, 2016 @ 3:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina General Assembly confirmed Governor Pat McCrory's appointments to the State Board of Education today, Todd Chasteen and Amy Bannister White
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 31 grant and loan requests totaling $10,433,899. The requests include commitments to create a total of 622 new jobs.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory fact checks related to the Gubernatorial Debate
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 1:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory fact checks related to the Gubernatorial Debate
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 4:04 am
By: McCrory Communications
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New rankings of average teacher pay across all 50 states and the District of Columbia show that North Carolina teacher pay is increasing faster than any other state in the country
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 12:48 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama's Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don't conform to federal rules regarding transgender students an
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Republican lawmakers have answered a three-judge panel ruling earlier this month with a new congressional map that makes changes to all 13 districts and looks very different from the map it replaced. Since the unveiling, Gov. Pat McCrory has called the General Assembly back into a spe
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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"My problem," the notoriously reckless actor Errol Flynn was once reported to have quipped, "lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income."
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 @ 10:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Diane Rufino writes an open letter to Governor Pat McCrory to thank him for his support and defense of HB2 ("Public Facilities Privacy & Safety Act")
Published: Sunday, April 24th, 2016 @ 8:00 am
By: Diane Rufino
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After Governor McCrory released the highlights of his balanced budget proposal that doesn't raise taxes on North Carolinians, the McCrory campaign issued the following statement
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Is there any way for the opposing sides debating North Carolina's House Bill 2 to move beyond the current impasse? The odds may be against it
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, Governor Pat McCrory and the General Assembly instituted historic tax reform by reducing the personal income tax for all North Carolinians, reducing the corporate tax rate, and eliminating the death tax
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2016 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The governor's message was a simple, yet powerful one: at a time when the nation is more divided than ever before, North Carolina bucked the national trend and came together to pass the Connect NC Bond by an overwhelming bi-partisan majority.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State health officials today unveiled an innovative, multi-year draft plan for reforming North Carolina's Medicaid program to achieve better patient care, better community health, improved doctor-patient engagement and cost containment
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 7:06 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As storms continue to move across the state, Governor Pat McCrory is cautioning residents to remain alert during the overnight hours when storms can be most deadly.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2016 @ 1:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory paid respects to the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia today as his body lay in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 5:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed a proclamation calling the General Assembly to convene for an extra session and issued the following statement.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 1:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Krystal Engineering, LLC, will open a production facility in Caldwell County, ramping up an 82-person workforce during the next five years.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2016 @ 2:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the North Carolina Supreme Court ruling in McCrory v. Berger...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 11:53 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Earlier in the month, Cook communicated his strong opposition to Herring and urged the Virginia Attorney General to reverse his decision.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 2:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawmakers spent two hours Wednesday grilling the state budget director and the public safety secretary over the extension of a prison maintenance contract by a contractor.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, and 2nd District U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers are among high-profile Republican incumbents who have drawn Republican primary opponents, but 54 other candidates were, in effect, elected to the General Assembly on Monday because nobody chose to run against...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kudos to Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly for moving budget talks forward and reaching an agreement on the spending number for the 2015-16 budget year.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has reached an agreement with Senate and House leaders on the spending amount for a revised state budget. At a morning breakfast meeting with the Governor at the Executive Mansion, House and Senate leadership agreed upon a budget spending amount...
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after a political news conference held by the North Carolina NAACP regarding the issuance of license plates that bear the image of the confederate battle flag.
Published: Sunday, July 26th, 2015 @ 1:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Winston-Salem and Asheboro-Randolph Chambers of Commerce have also officially endorsed the bond proposal.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the House and Senate negotiate the details of a new state budget, one of their biggest disagreements will be about taxes.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The McCrory administration is howling mad at the General Assembly for not coughing up enough bribe money to entice Volvo to build its new plant within the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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