Extraterritorial jurisdictions have been a source of controversy for years. Muncipal leaders and their advocates LOVE them. They gain influence over territory and residents who can't even vote for them.
Published: Saturday, February 7th, 2015 @ 9:41 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The writer of Ecclesiastes was correct. For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 8:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There must be something in the water in the Triangle. Those folks keep finding the wussiest left-wing girlie-men possible - cloning them - and electing them to public office. Think Homer Simpson's neighbor Flanders.
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 10:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A rightward shift. That's how two sources - who both had votes in today's leadership vote - described the final results to me.
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2014 @ 8:50 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I wasn't surprised that Tim Moore was tapped by his GOP House colleagues Saturday to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 12:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Time was political candidates didn't spend all their money and energies telling us what a contemptuous scoundrel their opponent was.
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Jobs remain the most important issue facing North Carolina. Our government does not create jobs; however, it creates the environment in which job creators flourish.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 11:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I presented Senate Bill - SB 788, to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 1:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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At this time, the budget is still under discussion at the North Carolina General Assembly. The Senate offered a compromise to the House of $171 million to be earmarked toward their top priorities of Medicaid and teacher assistants.
Published: Sunday, July 13th, 2014 @ 12:40 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Well, it appears Robert Brawley's political career on Jones Street and his relationship with the NCGOP powers that be — swims with the fishes. Just like Luca Brasi.
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 9:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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At the beginning of every legislative session it is good to take stock of where North Carolina is and where it is headed.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:13 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Just try to implement some kind of frugality in public education budgets. You'll get all kinds of teeth-gnashing, wailing and crying about starving tha lil' chil'ren.
Published: Friday, April 18th, 2014 @ 1:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Elections can be viewed at many different angles, from analyzing voter turnout to interpreting vote totals.
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2014 @ 12:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Representative Paul Tine announced his re-election bid for the North Carolina General Assembly today. Tine will run for re-election in House District 6, which covers Dare, Hyde, Washington, and parts of Beaufort County.
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 @ 6:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In September, craft brewers and beer distributors were knocking heads over state regulations some viewed as favoring the interests of large beer distributors over these small brewers.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Different families have different traditions. Some go caroling. Some go on trips. Hoods would rather buy Park Place, conquer Middle Earth, or wipe out zombie infestations
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 8:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Called by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1789, the Fayetteville Convention was the second meeting to consider ratification of the Federal Constitution in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 24th, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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enate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) issued the following joint statement Monday in response to a handful of representatives from liberal special interest groups calling for an expansion of Medicaid.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Absurd headlines are springing up in newspapers all across North Carolina stating: "Tax Credit Costs $336 Million in State Revenue."
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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As the debate rages over photo voter ID, it is fascinating to listen to the arguments against the proposed law. The opposition continues to repeat the same old lines used back in 2005 when Georgia passed a similar photo ID bill.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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From taxes and spending to regulation, education, and transportation, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly proved historic in producing...
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 4:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is said that the 4th century Christian scholar and theologian St. Jerome may have originated the popular proverb "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 10:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the first time since Republicans took over the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011, they are not finishing a budget plan before the start of...
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2013 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every time I think the McClatchy crayonistas have stooped to a new low, they surprise me.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Yesterday, I got my bill from Duke Energy Progress, or whatever it is this week. I sure was glad that by paying it I was helping out the beleaguered pig farmers of North Carolina.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013 @ 9:09 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Decisions made by the North Carolina General Assembly over the next two weeks will likely determine not only the political fate of its Republican majority but
Published: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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S 99/H 440: Examples of bad bills that would give special benefits to a select group of corporationsIn Alice In Wonderland Humpty Dumpty said to Alice: "'When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2013 @ 1:25 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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This week, I led a group of Buxton constituents and Dare County Commissioners, along with Representative Paul Tine to talk with NC Secretary of Transportation Anthony Tata regarding the road problems experienced by the folks in Buxton.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 3:28 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Democrats' last minute sweetheart deal to hand over Dix hospital property to the city of Raleigh is collapsing, and boys are those lefties upset.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A resolution is not a bill. A bill introduced is not a bill enacted. And a bill enacted is not necessarily a major policy change that will affect the everyday lives of North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of the Northside FFA Chapter participated in the inaugural FFA Day at the State Capital conducted by the North Carolina FFA Association on February 12, 2013.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I don't understand. North Carolinians OVERWHELMINGLY approve of requiring photo ID in order to cast a vote in the state's elections.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 10:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A bill passed Wednesday by the House Elections Committee would require local government special elections to be conducted during regularly scheduled general elections and primary elections in even-numbered years.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2013 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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