Investigators hired by the General Assembly concluded that Gov. Roy Cooper used the power of his office to pressure developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline into creating a $57.8-million discretionary fund as a condition of getting an environmental permit for the pipeline.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Physical Safety and Security working group — a subset of the House Select Committee on Safer Schools — met briefly Wednesday, May 2 to approve recommendations on improving school security
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite concerns from a handful of members, the State Board of Education voted April 5 to let Achievement for All Children operate the first Innovative School District school
Published: Saturday, April 7th, 2018 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina doesn't have a doctor shortage. Doctors just aren't choosing to practice medicine in sparsely populated towns
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Appropriations Committees on Thursday morning began releasing their spending proposals for the 2015-17 budget cycle. Carolina Journal will post links to the committee reports as they are issued. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says the chamber plans to complete the budget by the...
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2015 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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New Bern may be best known as the birthplace of Pepsi Co., the world's third largest food and beverage company. But it is also home to one of North Carolina's most financially unstable tourist attractions — Tryon Palace — and the neighboring North Carolina History Center.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 12:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We posted earlier about how new regulations on the use of unmanned drone aircraft in North Carolina *magically* appeared amid an appropriations bill that passed the state Senate.
Published: Saturday, August 23rd, 2014 @ 3:37 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The “Moral Monday” protestors, led by the state chapter of the NAACP, have a list of demands that, if implemented, would cost North Carolina taxpayers nearly $3 billion dollars now.
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 11:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Some were concerned about how many people would show up on a poor weather night, in the holiday season, with the flu being prevalent. The answer: the Civic Center was jam packed.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:57 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I hope that you and your family are enjoying the holiday season, and will have a healthy, prosperous New Year.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2013 @ 10:20 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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