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Former Representative and state prosecutor Tom Murry, R-Wake, has announced he is running for North Carolina Attorney General. Murry, a former member of the N.C. House from Morrisville, said he would stand for law enforcement if he were to be elected.
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 @ 1:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The headliner primary is a competitive GOP race for state Supreme Court between Trey Allen, Victoria Prince, and April Wood.
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 @ 9:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two House bills intended to reduce partisan manipulation of legislative redistricting could be acted on in the short session starting in April, though retiring Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, predicted the Senate would not approve either.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After several major revisions, Medicaid reform that had delayed budget approvals during recent years passed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the measure.
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cracks are appearing in the longstanding school tradition of breaking for the summer; not everyone prefers the traditional schedule. In some circles, a year-round schedule is gaining in popularity. For example, in Wake County, more than a third of elementary schools have year-round schedules.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Senate bill that would relieve a southeastern North Carolina planning organization from financial consequences resulting from the use of the controversial Map Act passed the House on Wednesday and will return to the Senate.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina students no longer would be required to take final exams under a bill passed by the House 116-2 on Tuesday, with supporters of House Bill 248 saying the tests vary from district-to-district, making it impossible to compare results across district lines.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House on Tuesday approved a Senate bill that would extend the state's 35 percent renewable energy tax credit - set to expire at the end of 2015 - by one year to allow several major solar farms to hook up to the power grid. Over five years, the solar companies could collect as much as...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that would require appellate judges to win retention elections to hold their seats. If House Bill 222 becomes law, it would apply to the chief justice and other justices on the N.C. Supreme Court as well as all judges on the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kudos to Senate leader Phil Berger for his incisive answer as to whether he would support an independent redistricting commission. According to Gary Robertson of the Associated Press, Berger said...
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If the powers-that-be in the North Carolina House have their way, that will be absolutely true.
Published: Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 @ 10:08 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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If you thought Election Day was Nov. 6, you might want to reconsider. Depending on where you live and what office you're talking about, Election Day could be in July or May. In some places and in some races, it occurred when candidate filing ended Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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He is unable to walk like kids his age, but my niece's son gave his family the best gift ever when he pulled himself up and balanced against a fence while playing in the Arizona sunshine.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tax reform legislation working its way through the General Assembly could affect a Taxpayer Bill of Rights measure originally intended to return...
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2013 @ 10:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Governor signed my Senate Bill 189, amending the homeschool law in NC, into law this past Thursday.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 6:49 pm
By: Bill Cook
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House Speaker Pro Tem Paul "Skip" Stam proposes to spend $90 million the next two years providing "equal opportunity scholarship grants" to low-income students...
Published: Sunday, April 14th, 2013 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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