The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its state partners today released the updated breastfeeding support NC Making It Work toolkit.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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You’ll be shocked — shocked! — to learn that some enterprising souls stand to make big money from the alarmism associated with climate policy.
Published: Thursday, March 11th, 2021 @ 12:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The two U.S. Senate elections in Georgia are over, and now the overall national election results are known.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has food pantries on its campuses — for its teachers.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For roughly the past year, JLF’s Jordan Roberts has been working with RIP Medical Debt to erase nearly $3 million in medical debt for North Carolina and South Carolina families.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At a certain age, everyone begins to wonder, “Have I saved enough for retirement?”
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At a certain age, everyone begins to wonder, “Have I saved enough for retirement?”
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 7:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thousands of elderly patients lost their health care provider, and nurse practitioner Michelle Schmerge had to watch them go.
Published: Tuesday, January 7th, 2020 @ 3:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Our elected officials have a duty to manage our money effectively and efficiently.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 @ 8:51 am
By: Hood Richardson
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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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Today's secular society gets a bunch of things wrong about the holiday season — here are smart reminders we all need
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: LifeZette
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The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved increases in student tuition and fees beginning in the fall 2020 semester and announced a search committee to find its next chancellor during a meeting Nov. 22.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 10:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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Last week, the Education Law Center published "Making the Grade 2019," a report that focuses exclusively on three categories of public school inputs: funding levels, distribution, and effort using data from the 2016-17 school year.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 4:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Preserving and improving the quality of breathable air is the life work of Dr. R.K.M. Jayanty, adjunct professor of biological and agricultural engineering at N.C. State, who spoke at East Carolina University on Nov. 7.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 9:14 am
By: ECU News Services
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Imagine you've been given the task to argue that an industry needs government support to survive. How do you think you'd make that case?
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat others, including those whom they hold political or professional power over.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. Transportation Secretary James Trogdon is a bad manager and should be replaced, says State Treasurer Dale Folwell.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 6:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Persistent questions about the constitutionality of legislation to stabilize the underfunded state retirement system have slowed the bill’s advance.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tomorrow, Gov. Cooper is set to release his budget proposal for the next two fiscal years
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Tomorrow, Gov. Cooper is set to release his budget proposal for the next two fiscal years. At a news conference today, Cooper previewed his budget by revealing the highlights of the education section.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The state pension fund posted overall gains of 7.3 percent for the 2017-18 fiscal year just ended June 30, outpacing the assumed rate of return on investments. But earnings have slowed to date for the 2018 calendar year, State Treasurer Dale Folwell reported
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 2:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Shawn and Cindy Weeks would like nothing more than to move
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners has managed recently to eclipse a long list of bad decisions.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:24 am
By: Hood Richardson
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In politics, words and actions don't always align. But when they do, the benefits can be huge.
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 @ 11:02 am
By: Larry Yarborough
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North Carolina tourism generated record visitor spending in 2017 with a total of $23.9 billion, a 4.2 percent increase from 2016, according to new data released today. Additionally, tourism industry-supported employment topped 225,000 jobs to set another record for the state
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 1:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Returns on state pension fund investments were flat for the first quarter of 2018. That triggered a warning by state Treasurer Dale Folwell about long-term pension stability
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers who want to see more bang for North Carolina's education bucks ought to consider shifting more spending decisions to the local level
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell strongly hinted some of the 601 people terminated from the State Health Plan after a recent eligibility audit could be investigated
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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