Momentous votes in the N.C. General Assembly usually involve lengthy debate, ideological splits, and occasional frayed tempers.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) sent letters to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the United States Copyright Office seeking additional information on their ongoing efforts to combat intellectual property infringement
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 @ 12:33 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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After a week of public turmoil and bad press, University of North Carolina Board of Governors member Steve Long opened a March 22 meeting at Appalachian State University by offering his regrets for how he handled his criticism of board Chairman Harry Smith.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 7:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC System attorney says Staton resigned voluntarily, board didn't need to be consulted
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2019 @ 4:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, sent a letter to the Acting Register of Copyrights.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The House Rules Committee gave a favorable report on Monday, Feb. 25 to a bill proposing a constitutional amendment limiting the use of eminent domain for economic development
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 8:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House approved a bill Wednesday, Feb. 27, asking voters to enshrine eminent domain restrictions in the state constitution. The measure passed easily, by a 94-21 vote.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2019 @ 7:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, held their first subcommittee hearing of the 116th Congress to examine the 2019 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 3:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) were announced as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Vishal Amin, issued the Administration's 2018 Annual Intellectual Property Report.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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UNC's new interim president presented a welcome address Jan. 25 to the UNC Board of Governors, setting the tone for new leadership in the departure of former President Margaret Spellings.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors is expected to confirm Dr. William Roper, dean of UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, as interim president of the UNC System, sources confirmed to Carolina Journal
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors has confirmed Dr. William Roper, dean of UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care, as interim president of the UNC System
Published: Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina homeowners and renters who sustained property damage or loss caused by Hurricane Florence will now have an extra 30 days, or until December 13, 2018, to register for Individual Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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The judge, who’s the brother of Gov. Roy Cooper and has been on the bench since 1999, took issue with a recent Carolina Journal story by Don Carrington. It asserts that Pell Cooper’s role as the manager of three Limited Liability Companies likely puts him at odds with judicial ethics rules.
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you think you got a good deal or a fair deal in the revaluation of your property for taxes this year, there is a very good chance you did not.
Published: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 @ 6:53 am
By: Hood Richardson
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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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Based on appeals from several property owners the 2018 tax valuation may have over-valued many properties in the county.
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Hood Richardson
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District Court Judge Pell Cooper, Gov. Roy Cooper's brother, manages three businesses - an apparent violation of state judicial rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest by judges. In 2009, state officials forced another district court judge who refused to leave two corporate boards to resign
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On March 22, 2018, the President signed a memorandum announcing that the United States would take multiple steps to protect domestic technology and intellectual property from certain discriminatory and burdensome trade practices by China.
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 7:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tracing the ownership of the land hosting a Nash County solar farm built on a former cow pasture is complicated business
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Civil asset forfeiture is inherently unjust, as I’ve explained many times in the past because it empowers law enforcement agencies to confiscate property from people who have never been charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 600-acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run "megaport" remains vacant and the N.C. State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2018 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Dare County real estate developer with a history of financial troubles has made little progress in selling 900 vacant lots in the Pine Mountain development in Burke County
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 4:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Lahoma Lee Boyd Phillips, age 87, a resident of Roper, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Roanoke Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2017 @ 3:50 pm
By: Announcements
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When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For North Carolina counties, fiscal 2018 starts July 1, meaning counties have to pass and publish budgets
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's now a full-scale debate - about property rights, the free market, and, in fact, freedom of choice
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 10:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Claudia Dunbar Allen, age 81, a resident of Roper, NC, died Thursday June 1, 2017 at Vidant Chowan Hospital
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 10:17 am
By: Announcements
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