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The lives behind the numbers and the havoc that gambling will wreak on their families and communities
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2024 @ 8:53 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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This week, North Carolina House legislators concurred with Senate changes to a bill legalizing sports gambling in the state, advancing the legislation to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk. Cooper has indicated he will sign it into law.
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 12:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Professional Sports Organizations, Legislators and Advocates Join Governor for Historic Bill Signing
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 8:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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Local Government Commission also OKs School, Other Government Building Funding
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 10:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Local Government Commission also Votes Today on $210 Million in Water Projects
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill that would legalize sports betting across North Carolina has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Monday, August 23rd, 2021 @ 5:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Four North Carolinians 18 and Older to Win $1 Million; Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 to Win $125,000 for Post-Secondary Education
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 6:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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The speaker of North Carolina’s House of Representatives is set to make history next year.
Published: Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With massive unemployment forced on the people of North Carolina by government decree, the State should sharply curtail and preferably halt its state run gambling business.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 9:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Money topped the list of needs from North Carolina’s institutions of higher education in a meeting Thursday, April 2, of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Education Working Group.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly every election cycle, a handful of counties place a sales tax referendum on the ballot.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 7:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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As the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president debate the merits of taxing the wealthiest Americans, maybe we should instead focus on getting rid of a program that effectively taxes the poorest among us.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 9:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Defendants in Common Cause v. Lewis spurned plaintiffs’ objections to their new 2020 House election maps, claiming the objections “appear to be the product of the partisan goals of the North Carolina Democratic Party.”
Published: Monday, October 7th, 2019 @ 1:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 2:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the commentary surrounding the recent born-alive abortion-survivors bill assumes the issue is dead.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and a mob of protesters toppling the Silent Sam statue
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As a decades-long proponent of redistricting reform, I welcome the recent and no-doubt heartfelt support for my cause from North Carolina Democrats
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today applauded confirmation of his appointees to the Utilities Commission and announced dozens of new appointees to state boards and commissions
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 1:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Local Government Commission Tuesday approved $11.3 million in construction bonds sought by Jones County Schools
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2017 @ 9:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced today that Camden, Clay, Gates, and Jones counties will receive a combined $30 million in grants through the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 @ 2:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politicians and policy analysts clashed Tuesday over school construction costs and who should pay
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Rick Horner can quip with the best of them. During a recent debate about school construction needs in North Carolina, the Wilson County lawmaker and former school-board chairman argued that the state lottery ought to fulfill its original mandate by producing more money
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bills
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 @ 1:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Legislative critics on Thursday chided state lottery officials for trimming back the percentage of proceeds going to education and emphasizing the long-term jackpot payout over the one-time cash payout that many winners receive.
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for public education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 1:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When North Carolina "popped the cork" on the alcohol limit in beers sold in our state we saw an immediate increase in diversity and choices, with an explosion of some 140 breweries.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 9:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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All our lives we've heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, "the love of money is the root of all evil," "a penny saved is a penny earned," "a fool and his money are soon parted," and "you can't spend the same dollar twice."
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State House leaders Tuesday unveiled their $21.1 billion General Fund spending plan, including teacher pay increases averaging 5 percent, 25 new positions to enforce coal ash pond cleanup, and a transfer of the State Bureau of Investigation from the Department of Justice to the Department of Public
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory yesterday unveiled his recommended budget adjustments for the 2014-15 fiscal year. The governor's plan would make changes to the second year of the two-year state budget plan passed last year.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 5:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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