The State Board of Elections on Sunday will consider the certification of three new voting systems for use in North Carolina elections.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 2:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday postponed a decision on whether to certify three new voting systems for use in North Carolina elections.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 6:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The cost of college textbooks has increased at an alarming rate. According to the College Board, the average student spends more than $1,200 on books and materials each year
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just yesterday, while campaigning at the polls, I was shown that Frankie Waters is making a political issue out of the fact that I am on record, recently at the WDN political forum, of wishing to revamp Beaufort County school security to a far more effective plan, costing far less money.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State lawmakers grouped six constitutional amendments on the November ballot in a way that limits efforts to distinguish each amendment from the others
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is about to undertake the greatest revolution in healthcare since the 1965 advent of Medicaid and Medicare
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:23 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Democrats and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials are claiming a bill allowing municipalities to create charter schools would only lead to financial complications and legal conundrums
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The selection of Peter Hans to head our state's Community College System was expected, especially after it became known that Governor Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger jointly wrote a letter to the selection committee making it clear Hans was their choice
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Friday's swearing-in ceremony was a bit like a homecoming for East Carolina University Police Chief Jon Barnwell
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 @ 1:10 pm
By: ECU News Services
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What do I know about you?
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 10:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Every time I turn on the news, I hear about a very mild virus that is moving into the United States from South America.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 4:01 am
By: Bobby Tony
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With the passage of the recent Omnibus travesty, word leaked out that the legislation could QUADRUPLE the amount of guest worker visas issued per year.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I've got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro Republican (and third-ranking House member) decided to go head-to-head with The Daily Haymaker.
Published: Sunday, April 12th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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For all the drama in the days leading up to the adjournment of the 2014 "short session" of the General Assembly, the final day proved anticlimactic.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 11:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enough with the hysteria, finger pointing and partisanship already. The Duke Energy coal ash spill needs immediate action, there’s blame enough to go around and we need to focus on fixing problems.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A new report from State Auditor Beth Wood says that the State Surplus Property office likely isn't getting all the revenue it could for taxpayers because of its bidding process, and suggests that the office move to an online bidding process similar to eBay.
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Mecklenburg District Judge Bill Belk, 64, who in 2010 received a lifetime ban from serving as a judge by the N.C. Supreme Court, may face additional disciplinary action - including the loss of his law license - pending the outcome of an Aug. 23 disciplinary hearing stemming from...
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 3:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medicaid reform is likely to end up with much better results in North Carolina than in Kentucky. A new joint Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability explains why.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2013 @ 11:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Medicaid reform is likely to end up with much better results in North Carolina than in Kentucky. A new joint Policy Report from the John Locke Foundation and the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability explains why.
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stolen-identity tax refund scheme uncovered by a Durham retiree in March apparently is so widespread that one federal official has described it as the "No. 1 tax scam for 2013."
Published: Monday, April 29th, 2013 @ 4:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bypassing statewide bond referendums has cost North Carolina taxpayers an estimated $261 million in extra interest payments on state debt since...
Published: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 @ 10:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A voucher program is likely to offer North Carolina the most transparent, easy-to-understand school choice option the state could consider this year. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report offers that assessment. Vouchers also require no tax code changes.
Published: Friday, April 12th, 2013 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wind projects on the North Carolina coast are meeting resistance from three fronts: concerns over bird kills, worries about military training, and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's opposition to favorable tax treatment for specific industries.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2012 @ 6:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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