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Undoubtedly, the most calls I receive to my office concern our local roads. Our population has increased substantially. I will readily agree that our transportation infrastructure has not kept pace.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 9:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This week, absent Governor Cooper's signature, the NC General Assembly's 2023-24/2024-25 biennium budget recommendations became law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, held a press conference to highlight continued funding in the state budget for the Veterans Justice Initiative (VJI).
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 12:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill passed by the House Alcohol Beverage Control Committee would allow ABC boards to permit ABC stores to be open on Sundays in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 6:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Using emotionally charged rhetoric wholly unrelated to the legislation, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed SB 74 - Election Law Changes.
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2023 @ 12:34 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Follow the money
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The bill prohibits government agencies from training employees that one race is inherently superior to another.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"He has made a career out of attacking Republicans," Bradford said. "His actions play to the radical left that favors full-term and partial-birth abortions—a position not supported by mainstream voters."
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 8:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House and Senate have passed a new bill that will limit abortions after 12 weeks of fetal development.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 2:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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ABC Stores could open Sun if passed
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Onslow County incident highlights the need for reforms at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is a private organization with government powers and funding
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill filed Thursday in the N.C. Senate would repeal a law permitting state employee organizations to draft dues automatically from members’ paychecks.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, today announced his intended committee appointments for the 2023-24 legislative biennium.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Company will invest $46.7 million in new facilities in Monroe
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2022 @ 7:10 am
By: Governor's Office
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Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 5:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers are asking big questions about the state program that puts federal dollars into the hands of renters facing eviction during the pandemic.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 11:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Leadership or staff from the company contracted to operate the state’s liquor warehouse and delivery system won’t meet with lawmakers to explain why N.C. ABC stores around the state have so many empty shelves.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 7:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A top publication for corporate real estate and expansion planning named North Carolina as tops in the country in terms of a friendly business climate.
Published: Monday, November 29th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Spiritous liquor is still in short supply in ABC stores across the state, and supply still isn’t keeping up with demand. Republican lawmakers say things are getting even worse.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 10:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has signed House Bill 890, omnibus legislation to make changes to laws governing the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission.
Published: Friday, October 29th, 2021 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association’s role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill pending in the N.C. Senate would tear down burdensome regulations for 24 months for companies offering new financial or insurance products that use emerging technology, allowing them to test out cutting-edge products or services.
Published: Sunday, June 13th, 2021 @ 11:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill temporarily shortening the length of time required for a driving learner’s permit was signed by Gov. Roy Cooper this week.
Published: Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 @ 1:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 21st, 2021 @ 2:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 23
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 7:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leaders of the North Carolina High School Athletics Association are scheduled to testify before the newly created, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Interscholastic Athletic
Published: Monday, April 19th, 2021 @ 9:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When a person takes out a mortgage to buy a home, there are significant “truth-in-lending” laws requiring the loan contract disclose — among other things — the interest payments that will be required.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers have begun a sweeping investigation of the N.C. High School Athletic Association, a move that could lead to changes on how high school sports are governed.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 7:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Meagen O’Connell couldn’t stomach the thought of missing her son’s games.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Critical lessons continue to come out of the results of the 2020 elections. One that seems to have escaped some of the political establishment is North Carolinians don’t want one political party to dominate.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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More students face repeating a grade than any time in the past century, says David Stegall, deputy superintendent of innovation at the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Published: Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 @ 10:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Like many gym owners in North Carolina, Neil Strother and his wife, Ann, just want to reopen their Wilson business, Victory Fitness.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 3:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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