I'm hearing some surprising, very pessimistic-sounding talk from some very surprising sources about the future of the "conservative revolution" in Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 11:41 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Clark Twiddy, a Dare County resident, was elected by the Senate on Thursday, April 16, 2015 to serve on the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges for a term of six years.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2015 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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So, the speaker of the NC House is concerned about how protecting people's religious freedom will affect "our brand" in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, the crotch-sniffing finished over on Jones Street today, and we have ourselves a new slate of candidates for the UNC Board of Governors.
Published: Friday, March 27th, 2015 @ 7:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory has nominated Dr. Linda Morrison Combs of Winston-Salem as North Carolina State Controller. The governor first appointed Dr. Combs to the position in May 2014. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 10:22 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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We posted earlier about how new regulations on the use of unmanned drone aircraft in North Carolina *magically* appeared amid an appropriations bill that passed the state Senate.
Published: Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 @ 3:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Universities might not be as safe as they seem. John William Pope Center researches the on-going issue.
Published: Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 @ 9:43 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The special election in November to fill a Court of Appeals judgeship illustrates how complicated, costly and difficult we've made elections and how we might simplify voting.
Published: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointment today.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 12:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections reported Wednesday to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee on the effects of the state's new voter reforms.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 8:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Monday, February 24th, 2014 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, the North Carolina State Board of Education will review school district alternatives to the third grade Read to Achieve assessments.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory Addresses Public Health Workers, Announces Appointments to Public Health CommissionThe Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced appointments to the North Carolina State Commission for Public Health after the governor addressed the State Health Director's 2014 conference meeting in Raleigh.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 11:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2014 @ 8:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every day I come across more evidence that we have too frickin' many lawyers gracing the surface of our beautiful planet and using up valuable oxygen.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory made the following statement after President Barack Obama announced today that North Carolina State University will become the center of a university and industry consortium that will help develop the next generation of electronic chips and devices.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 @ 1:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced appointments to the North Carolina Statewide Impaired Driving Task Force today.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 @ 4:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina State Republican Board of Elections met this morning (12-20-13) at 9:00 a.m. and kicked off the meeting with a real "Boss Hog" attitude.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2014 @ 8:16 am
By: Buzz Cayton
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The craggy, ragged shoreline of Goose Creek State Park is just one of the many unique components of this park that stands alone as the single most environmentally diverse tract of land, open to the public, in this nook of the Inner Banks.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 6:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The year 2013 saw the greatest changes in state government in the past fifty years.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A battle over the North Carolina State University Endowment Fund's right to sell its 123-square mile forest to an Illinois-based agribusiness firm appears to have ended.
Published: Monday, December 23rd, 2013 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina state government spending has grown "significantly" in recent decades, though much of that growth has been hidden beneath headlines that focus on the state's General Fund.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 11:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Football is getting quite a few headlines lately. The mainstream media is aghast at the idea that people can – *gasp* – get seriously hurt playing this game. Guys who play the game are — *gasp* -- sometimes not very nice to each other.
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 @ 1:07 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina is among a number of state governments plagued by massive unfunded liabilities for state retirees' health insurance benefits, and, like many of its counterparts, it is placing greater responsibility for costs on members in a movement known as medical consumerism.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 10:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new state audit has hit the state's primary jobs-incentives program for not following up to make sure promised new jobs actually are created.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 8:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since the end of the 2013 legislative session, I've had dozens of calls, emails, and Facebook messages from North Carolinians asking for help...
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is state spending on education an investment or a political payoff? Critics of the North Carolina state budget just approved by...
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2013 @ 1:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor McCrory announced the following direct appointment today.
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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