I recently attended a forum discussing the future of elections in North Carolina. During a break, someone commented on my rants about legislative shenanigans, asking my assessment of the current General Assembly. I rambled a bit, but do remember mentioning the terms “historic,” and “power grab.”
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A Guilford County mother is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to revive her lawsuit against the Guilford school board and Old North State Medical Society. She blames the defendants for the forced COVID vaccination of her teenage son.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Would you be willing to turn over 1.4 billion dollars to an unknown group over which you have no oversight or control and who can do with it as they choose? I bet you wouldn’t do that with even $1,400. But our legislature appears ready to go with the $1.4B.
Published: Thursday, September 7th, 2023 @ 10:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills into law Saturday, including the controversial H.B.346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, which will allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that allows the non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company for billions in surplus revenue.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and Delta Dental to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money passed in the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A local man has developed an ingenious method to avoid messy audits from the Internal Revenue Service by simply labeling all of his Venmo transactions as "payment to Ukraine."
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 @ 5:52 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is a private organization with government powers and funding
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, are holding fast to their commitment to cut spending before they will raise the federal debt limit.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Every person or organization has a method of operation. To our detriment, it would appear that our federal government has adopted an M.O. that is unquestionably criminal in intent.
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2022 @ 1:57 am
By: John W. LaCava
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Leaked documents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) obtained by Fox News’ Bill Melugin show that the Biden .administration initiated a “mass release” of 160,000 illegal immigrants into the United States
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 12:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Government Transparency Act of 2021 would require that personnel actions of government employees, like public school teachers or county health officials, be described and maintained in public record
Published: Sunday, June 20th, 2021 @ 11:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Education leaders call for reforming North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Published: Friday, June 4th, 2021 @ 7:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Statement of President Joe Biden on American Rescue Plan Oversight
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 5:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"We’re going to run through the tape."
Published: Thursday, November 26th, 2020 @ 9:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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We are less than one week away from the beginning of the Primary Elections.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 8:30 am
By: Hood Richardson
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It happened at the Commissioners meeting on October 1, and again at a special called meeting on October 22 2018.
Published: Sunday, November 11th, 2018 @ 1:39 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission appears to operate with little, if any, oversight, aside from a board chairman and two - now one - commissioners, who are appointed by the governor
Published: Saturday, August 25th, 2018 @ 1:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The answer is "none." In Beaufort County, our Board of Commissioners is going to send the help to do it, with little or no oversight.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 6:45 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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In A Recent Article On Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) In The News And Observer, Keith Poston Of The Public School Forum Said The Newly- Approved ESA Program For Special Needs Students Is "Very High Risk In Terms Of Abuse."
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is calling for more transparency on the use of American taxpayer money in Afghanistan
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2017 @ 1:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state's top elections staffer says she sees no problems ahead for North Carolina municipal elections - unless there's an election protest. There's also no way to certify the results of this year's elections under current conditions
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 @ 7:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein’s selection for chief deputy attorney general wrote a legal memo supporting “contingency funds” that were outside legislative oversight in an opinion that seemed to be at odds with his boss at the time, Roy Cooper, who now is North Carolina’s governor
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2017 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's such an integral part of the Constitution, adopted during the earliest years of government under that document, that few people ponder the prospect of a constitution without a Bill of Rights
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Deborah Ross opposed the creation of the North Carolina sex offender registry
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:03 pm
By: jonah
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The Burr campaign today released its latest TV ad, "Kelly," that features Kelly Lowe, a disabled Marine Corps veteran and rape survivor, speaking out against Deborah Ross' fight against the creation of the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2016 @ 4:55 pm
By: jonah
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When the Supreme Court agreed to hear Abigail Fisher's challenge to the University of Texas's admissions program a second time, it seemed that the writing was on the wall
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2016 @ 2:09 am
By: John William Pope Center
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