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danger on the highways to American travellers
Published: Sunday, March 29th, 2026 @ 10:13 am
By: John Steed
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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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Nearly three months into the fiscal year, a budget bill has finally arrived
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Companies are hiking prices and adding gas fees as inflation and gasoline prices continue to increase nationally under President Joe Biden.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 7:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft are hiking prices.
Published: Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 12:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Remarks by President Biden on the COVID-19 Response and the Vaccination Program
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 9:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Biden at a Virtual Meeting With a Bipartisan Group of Governors
Published: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 @ 9:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Less than a year after an audit of the N.C. Department of Transportation found massive overspending, a blue-ribbon panel is recommending the department get a 40% budget hike.
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2021 @ 9:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s “gig economy” would take a major hit under a pro-labor union bill that may soon be heard in the U.S. House, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We have said this decade will be called the “Transformative Twenties,” so let’s explore some of those changes.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 2:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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East Carolina football fans can expect several enhancements to their gameday experience for the six home games in 2019 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 7:11 am
By: ECU Sports
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Starting Monday, Aug. 5, bus riders to Research Triangle Park will be able to get free or discounted rides from Uber or Lyft to reach the last stretch of their destination. One transportation expert says this is a sign that public transit is on the way out.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A woman in South Carolina was killed when she mistakenly got into a car she thought was an Uber. N.C. lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent something similar from happening here
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 9:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House, as lawmakers began reviewing the budget May 1, supported a sprawling transportation budget, allocating $2.3 billion for North Carolina’s Highway Fund, and $1.6 billion for the state’s Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2019-20.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The public transportation system in Wilson, as in many places, needs taxpayer subsidies to keep the buses running. The difference between the cost of operating the system and revenues, led by passenger fares, is more than $1 million a year
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 7:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My wife is angry at the government. No surprise there, I suppose - we do have a great deal in common
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2018 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who would think that building parking decks - those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While I don't consider myself an expert on North Carolina's laws governing alcohol, I do think I'm pretty well informed
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2017 @ 10:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory has signed a bill into law establishing state regulation for transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft.
Published: Monday, September 7th, 2015 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation today that will streamline the regulation of ride sharing transportation companies.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2015 @ 9:35 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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A bill regulating "transportation network companies" such as Uber and Lyft at the state level cleared the House Finance Committee Thursday, putting it one step closer to becoming law.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill setting up state regulation of transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft cleared a House Committee on Tuesday.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 9:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State senators expressed strikingly differing opinions on whether government should start regulating transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 5:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulations on the emerging sharing economy, and how North Carolinians will embrace it, will have their next stop at the Raleigh City Council. The council will receive a report Jan. 20 on Airbnb, one of the stars of the sharing economy. Meantime, a legislative committee that recommends new tax...
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Frustrated by their lack of authority to police upstart businesses in the "sharing economy" - a marketplace relying on direct negotiations between providers and consumers - some North Carolina municipalities are asking the General Assembly for permission to regulate businesses such as Uber...
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regulation stifles innovation, resulting in poor-quality products at higher prices for consumers. And removing long-established regulations takes a massive effort, usually driven by obvious massive benefits that an emerging new industry offers.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state legislative oversight committee soon will look into whether state regulations need to be updated as passengers increasingly arrange rides using a smart-phone application rather than a phone call to a taxi company. Uber and Lyft are two companies that are meshing technology and...
Published: Saturday, October 18th, 2014 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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