A defamation lawsuit related to a political advertisement in a North Carolina state senate race has been resolved through a settlement.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"A lot of these bills function as what I call a Freddy Krueger bill," said Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort. "Right about the time you think they are dead, someone breathes new life into them."
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Christian Action League
Published: Saturday, August 26th, 2023 @ 12:39 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has denied Charlotte's request to give more precedential value to a recent decision in a rezoning dispute.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2022 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Charlotte has asked the N.C. Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision not to publish a recent ruling in a rezoning fight.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 12:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Orange County property owners want the N.C. Supreme Court to review their challenge of a local rezoning decision.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 6:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A N.C. company looking to bring a lithium mine to Gaston County is facing pushback from environmental groups, despite a deal already in place to use the mine’s products for electric vehicle batteries.
Published: Friday, December 3rd, 2021 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Record prize money and contestants for the world-famous fishing tournament emblematic of larger reopening economic trends across the state.
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 9:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the last 3 weeks, several members of the Charlotte City Council and community have launched personal attacks of ethics violations
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s not all full-blown coronavirus news–at least not in the Queen City.
Published: Monday, May 18th, 2020 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Railroad Company has taken on a project that may be outside its core mission by announcing in January it would spend $13 million to purchase 875 acres of private land for the 1,500-acre Greensboro-Randolph Megasite project, an industrial site designed to attract a large automotive
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It was a protest that absolutely no one in Charlotte saw coming. A dive bar in a hip neighborhood was to be replaced with an apartment building with more retail space
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is Tuesday, August 18. Members of the Wake County Taxpayers Association (WCTA) sit across from Ken Bowers, Raleigh’s chief planner, and Dan Becker, the city’s long range planning manager.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rezoning petitions can become quite controversial, with losing parties often turning to the courts to challenge decisions made by local governments. A recent ruling by the state’s second-highest court highlights a crucial detail that cities and towns must include in their rezoning decisions before t
Published: Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 @ 8:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lying is a tough subject for most of us to talk about. The absolute, unvarnished truth can cause a lot of trouble. All of us are guilty, at times, of not telling the whole truth.
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 12:01 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The Chocowinity Town Board Tuesday night (5-6-14) took a major step forward toward allowing a jail to be built in the Chocowinity Industrial Park.
Published: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 pm
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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The state House Thursday struck a blow for broad regulatory reform. Senate Bill 112 seeks to streamline the rulemaking process, protect grandfathered zoning decisions, prohibit zoning protest petitions, and remove industrial commissioners from state personnel protections. The bill also would...
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Moore County is yellow-dog Republican. But we have plenty of folks who like to dictate what other people do with their property.
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 @ 3:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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