Like many gym owners in North Carolina, Neil Strother and his wife, Ann, just want to reopen their Wilson business, Victory Fitness.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 3:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jeff Brooks was watching the governor in a news conference. Brooks, who owns a gym in Onslow County, immediately realized he was in trouble.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 1:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Even though Gov. Roy Cooper has allowed open salons and barber shops to reopen partially this week, salon owners still may file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of his COVID-19 orders.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 10:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida bar owners have mounted protests in response to the state’s lockdown orders, arguing that it’s unfair Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed for gyms and restaurants to reopen but not their places of business.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 4:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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Beginning today, small businesses and sole proprietorships can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On St. Patrick’s Day, Cary’s Carolina Ale House — garishly decorated with Irish food and drink ads — wasn’t teeming with its usual swarm of thirsty, hungry customers.
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2020 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Asian Americans traditionally have had low rates of gun ownership.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 9:01 am
By: LifeZette
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On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) introduced H.R. 5979, the Tax Deadline Uniformity Act.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State legislators in Virginia might not have been prepared for this kind of backlash to their proposed gun legislation.
Published: Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 @ 8:10 pm
By: LifeZette
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Small businesses will be able to band together to slash the costs of their health insurance after Gov. Roy Cooper let Senate Bill 86 become law.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, that safeguard veterans from predatory loan practices and helps them more easily access their earned homeowner benefits was signed into law.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2019 @ 2:40 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In a round table discussion with Governor Roy Cooper and Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen, early childhood professionals from across North Carolina shared stories of how the health care coverage gap is negatively affecting their colleagues.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Based on appeals from several property owners the 2018 tax valuation may have over-valued many properties in the county.
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Hood Richardson
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State Sen. Bill Cook (R-District 1) is encouraging the public to submit feedback before the end of today, Friday, December 29, 2017 to the N.C. Dept. of Insurance (DOI) concerning the N.C. Rate Bureau's proposed statewide average increase of 18.7 percent in homeowner's insurance rates for 2018
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 3:37 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Fortunately the list of Slave Owners includes General U.S. Grant and numerous Presidents.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2017 @ 4:03 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Here's one of those statements that seems like it can't be true and yet is firmly supported by the evidence: Americans don't move around as much as they used to.
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory was joined by small and minority business owners and members of the governor's Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses at the Executive Mansion today to celebrate the contributions of small and minority owned businesses.
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:13 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory kicked off the first of five forums today that will help job seekers and small business owners learn about opportunities for employment with the state.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2016 @ 5:21 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A group of aspiring entrepreneurs will open for business Sept. 10 in The Commons area at Raleigh's North Hills mall.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In some election races, the candidates disagree about the greatest challenge facing the office they are seeking
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2016 @ 10:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is the role of competition in the marketplace? That's the question surrounding a recent uproar in Fuquay-Varina, a Raleigh suburb located in the southwest corner of Wake County. Food trucks - a Triangle staple - have arrived in the town, and some restaurant owners are not happy...
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2016 @ 3:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Raleigh's city council on Tuesday loosened sidewalk-dining restrictions it imposed in August, but downtown restaurant and bar owners say the regulations still are too complicated and must be simplified.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 4:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with a group of 25 other Senators, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), expressing concern and frustration over the Department's H-2B labor certification process. The bipartisan letter explains the complications employers with H-2B workers face...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 8:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Technological innovation changes industries. How fast such better ideas take hold often depends on government actions. And while new technologies raise difficult questions, poor economic logic never should be the justification for clamping down on new ideas.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"'It was a nightmare': Man warns NC homeowners about little-known land rule," blared a headline from WRAL this week. Here is a snippet from the story...
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 3:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Because of tax reform, less burdensome regulations, and a general spirit of optimism, you have confidence that North Carolina is on the right track and this is the place to invest and start a business. You leap into the world of entrepreneurship. But you fail to file a required form on time and...
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 12:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On Tuesday the N.C. Court of Appeals handed down a ruling that strikes at the heart of a controversial piece of legislation known as the Map Act. Here at the John Locke Foundation, we have been urging the General Assembly to repeal or reform the Map Act for some time. Now, however, thanks to...
Published: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 @ 10:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House of Representatives has approved a proposal to amend the state constitution by adding the following language: Private property shall not be taken by eminent domain except for a public use. Just compensation shall be paid and shall be determined by a jury at the request of either party.
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 1:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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