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North Carolina’s General Assembly recap
Published: Saturday, July 12th, 2025 @ 9:23 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Republican state attorneys general rebuked senior financial authorities on Tuesday over the role that left-wing regulatory priorities allegedly played in the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 12:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned about the national debt, expressing concern that the federal government’s obligations will eventually create a financial meltdown even as markets exhibit apathy toward the problem in the near term.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Months now into the COVID–19 quarantine, we’re still probably some time away from a new normal, however that looks.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 10:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, more Americans are working than ever before. Virtually every demographic is achieving historic low unemployment rates.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2019 @ 11:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Election Day approaches, you will continue to hear a great deal about hot-button issues that candidates believe may either swing your vote or motivate you to cast it
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's great to have everybody and have a little meeting. We're going to go over deregulation and some other things.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 7:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This time, we will not only plant our flag and leave our footprint. We will establish a foundation for an eventual mission to Mars.
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 1:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Justin Miller is a former IBM art director who wanted to be a tech entrepreneur
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 6:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Part 1, we examined how our legal system developed to the point where a statutory framework that blatantly favors one class of businesses over another is constitutionally permissible. Using the historical example of Nebbia v. New York, we saw that the Court altered its jurisprudence to become...
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In recent years, the microbrew industry in North Carolina has come into conflict with state regulations artificially limiting the growth of an otherwise booming business model. Specifically, North Carolina law mandates that a microbrewery may only distribute and sell its own beer if it sells less...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Since the days of Nebbia and West Coast Hotel, challenges to economic regulation have almost universally failed. Particularly in the realm of alcohol, where the State historically plays a role in regulating the distribution and consumption of an intoxicating product, it would be difficult to...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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American law needs fixed rules and formal boundaries, not an ever-changing set of guidelines based on a judge's whims. Richard Epstein, professor of law and director of the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University, explained why during a recent public presentation for the John Locke Founda
Published: Saturday, September 26th, 2015 @ 9:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina's rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits consumers in the wallet while protecting the profits of some insurance companies, a consumer advocate...
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The case for significantly curtailing occupational licensing in North Carolina and elsewhere recently got a major boost from an unexpected source: the White House.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 6:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Distilleries across North Carolina are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the state's growing winery and craft beer industries, but the law places distilleries at a competitive disadvantage — and they're asking the General Assembly to pass legislation allowing them to sell small...
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The renewal of a private funding source for research at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine will support work related to diseases that most impact the lives of eastern North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 2:10 am
By: ECU News Services
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In early May, the North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene in Raleigh for its so-called "short session." Beyond approving adjustments to the second year of the state's two-year budget, lawmakers could consider a number of other key issues. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president...
Published: Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulatory policy is about striking a proper balance. Virtually no one disagrees with the propriety of government designing, promulgating, and enforcing...
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 3:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With Pat McCrory not yet inaugurated as the next governor of North Carolina, there is already a conventional wisdom about his administration - that he will have to choose "which Pat" will move into the governor's mansion.
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For all the time, energy, and money spent on federal campaigns over the past two years, American voters decided not to make any significant changes. They reelected President Barack Obama, albeit with many fewer votes than in 2008.
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 @ 10:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Conservative Jones switched from unaffiliated to Republican after upset win in 2010. Both candidates in the N.C. House of Representatives District 65 race have one thing in common: They're tired of politicians not keeping their promises to constituents.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Choice Grocery has moved a crucial step closer toward opening a store in Holly Springs. Residents tired of long drives to North Raleigh and Cary have been seeking a nearby grocer for over a decade.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2012 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the national Democratic ticket is enjoying a modest lift in the polls after the convention in Charlotte, the party's gubernatorial nominee, Walter Dalton, remains significantly behind Republican Pat McCrory.
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2012 short session has come to a close, marking a dramatic shift from legislative bienniums of the past, both in length and accomplishments.
Published: Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 8:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It is truly comforting to know that the Anointed One is turning to the creation of jobs - or do you suppose that is but more rhetoric intended to give him something that sounds good to talk about as he pursues his reelection bid (which has clearly already started)??
Published: Sunday, June 19th, 2011 @ 2:24 am
By: Jim Bispo
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