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Republican Governor Pat McCrory and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper are both opponents of excessive and duplicative standardized testing. Surveys suggest that parents, teachers, and administrators believe that "over-testing" is a problem
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement after the NCAE held a press conference in support of Roy Cooper's campaign for Governor in front of a statue of a known-segregationist to criticize Governor McCrory
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2016 @ 11:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Republican Party is very pleased to announce that Governor Pat McCrory will visit Beaufort County this Saturday.
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, President Obama announced another plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 7:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Unemployment insurance (UI) reform in North Carolina continues to be the gift that keeps on giving. The 2013 UI reform, made possible by the Republican-dominated General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory, will enable $240 million in tax savings for state employers in 2016 alone, thanks to a...
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, the North Carolina Republican Party released the following statement in response to WRAL's latest hit piece on Governor McCrory
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 12:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement on Governor Pat McCrory's re-election campaign launch...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 5:28 am
By: Chris Downey
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Casting himself as a champion of traditional North Carolina values under assault by a wayward Republican governor and General Assembly, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Monday he is running for governor against GOP incumbent Pat McCrory "to set a new direction."
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 12:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice has always been one of the core principles of the state and national Republican Party
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 2:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years, the news has been peppered with stories about politicians setting up study panels and commissions to deal with a certain issue.
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 11:11 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The liars in the remnants of our state's mainstream media would have you believe state government was working like a charm prior to the January 2013 inauguration of Republican governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Sunday, January 12th, 2014 @ 12:56 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I've been watching politics in this state for quite some time and I CANNOT recall any prior administration in Raleigh having its appointees subjected to such invasive public scrutiny.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 @ 3:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Yes, it is true that Charles Hickman has declined the appointment to the Beaufort County Board of Elections. His letter has been received by the State Board of Elections and they are in the process of responding to it.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2013 @ 3:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One stark difference between the GOP Senate budget plan and the one proposed by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory is money to compensate victims of North Carolina's eugenics program.
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 1:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With all of the infighting between grassroots activists and establishment types this past year, you had to expect this.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 @ 3:30 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Chris Fitzsimon and the rest of the portside gang are beside themselves -- thinking that the free market terror is going to sweep across the four corners of the beltline and seep into the state's hinterlands.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 5:41 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A new year brings new opportunities, and North Carolina offers the nation's best opportunities to change state government.
Published: Sunday, January 13th, 2013 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Virtual charter schools and other distance-learning options would be unshackled from the legal-political bind in which they remain idled if Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Forest has his way.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NCGOP leaders have been patting themselves on the back for getting Pat McCrory into the governor's mansion, and Richard Hudson and George Holding into Congress.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 4:04 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's quite a rarity to find myself agreeing with Chris Fitzsimon. But I'm in one of those moments. (What's next? Cats and dogs living together?)
Published: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 @ 7:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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One election night television commentator proclaimed that North Carolina had long been a "red" or Republican state.
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2012 @ 10:54 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Democrat Walter Dalton and Republican Pat McCrory sparred Wednesday night in the final debate of the 2012 race for North Carolina governor. While the event contained some interesting exchanges, I doubt it changed the trajectory of the contest.
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2012 @ 9:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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