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Father and Son Arrested for Stealing from Railroad Property
Published: Sunday, February 18th, 2024 @ 7:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two recent headlines grabbed my attention. The first was the announcement that Toyota, having already announced a major project to build batteries for electric vehicles in Randolph County, has expanded their plans.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 9:55 am
By: Tom Campbell
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This week on the Debrief, conflict over a new elections bill, and the legislature looks to roll back more executive appointment powers.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Program compensates communities for supporting the nation’s public lands, waters; invests in firefighters, police, schools and road construction
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 4:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At a forum hosted by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance on Jan. 9, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger discussed a host of issues leading up to the 2023 legislative session, which began on Jan. 11.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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But All Five Local Sales Tax Proposals Were Defeated
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2022 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recycled masks may improve roads, help environment
Published: Friday, July 9th, 2021 @ 8:30 am
By: ECU News Services
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Free-market advocates in North Carolina are optimistic the relaxing of regulations in the state will help promote the growth of broadband and help close the digital divide.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 6:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina drivers appear to want to make up for lost mileage as they pour onto our city streets and interstates.
Published: Wednesday, November 4th, 2020 @ 8:50 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The latest Civitas Poll pried into Republican primary voters and their strong support for strengthening property rights in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 12:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Road construction will begin to ramp up again early next year, but contractors say they will suffer in the meantime.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At almost the same moment our state was boasting of a $900 million cash surplus, one important sector of state government was encountering serious shortfalls.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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If you come to the end of the year and you’ve got surplus money in the bank what do you do?
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 @ 2:18 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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At a recent North Carolina Department of Transportation committee meeting, my John Locke Foundation colleague Joe Coletti offered this blunt assessment to state policymakers: our system of road financing isn’t sustainable.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper today issued Executive Order No. 91 to increase internet access across North Carolina including through a new Governor's Task Force on Connecting North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 17th, 2019 @ 11:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lawmakers return to Raleigh next week for the 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Imagine travelling from Raleigh to Charlotte in about 22 minutes; not by train, plane or car, but instead in a pod, transported through an almost friction-free tunnel. This concept is under experimentation right now, as nearly 1,000 learned last week at the NC Transportation Summit.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Many are saying that the November 6 elections are all about Trump, a referendum either affirming or refuting his leadership
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 9:00 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has restrained the growth of government, brought spending in line with revenue, paid down debt, put more money in savings than ever, and restored voter approval for new debt
Published: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House budget includes more than $3 billion in transportation funding each year of the biennium, in addition to the General Fund appropriations for other state operations
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper will light the Executive Mansion orange on April 5 to highlight Work Zone Awareness Week and “Go Orange Day” to encourage safe driving in roadway work zones.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2017 @ 10:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper has nominated two new members to serve on the North Carolina Department of Transportation Board
Published: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 @ 5:52 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a "gray area" regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has nominated ten new members to serve on the North Carolina Department of Transportation Board
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 @ 12:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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With all the furor and protests accompanying the launch of the Donald Trump administration, you might assume there's little room for bipartisan cooperation in Washington
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Educational fads always come with a shelf life; the implacable resistance of reality eventually makes them expire. Usually, the promised educational miracle has done more harm than good
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 @ 1:57 am
By: John William Pope Center
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This past Wednesday, Attorney General Roy Cooper was the headliner at a fundraiser organized by the Sierra Club PAC, which has supported anti-jobs policies in North Carolina
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For a growing number of cities and municipalities, when fiscal times get tough, the tough go...to the market.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 2:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before They Were Everywhere They Were Not Everywhere
Published: Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 @ 3:24 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Frustrated by how long it takes for a good idea, or even just a passable one, to gain traction and momentum in today's Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 11:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite earlier claims by Iberdrola Renewables officials that the $400 million, 300-megawatt Amazon Wind Farm that will cover 22 acres near Elizabeth City would be built totally from company funds, another Iberdrola official says the project requires some tax incentives to be viable economically.
Published: Monday, October 19th, 2015 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Chamber is resurrecting an idea to pay for roads that eventually could confront concerns over the growing gap between increasing highway use and dwindling fuel tax revenues.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gasoline taxes would drop while vehicle use taxes and auto registration fees would rise under a broad House plan aimed at boosting the budget for highway maintenance, bridge repair, and port maintenance.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2015 @ 5:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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