A January 27 article in the News & Observer announced that a bill to make North Carolina a license state for selling liquor is unlikely to receive a vote this year.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 10:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Food handlers are in luck, but their good fortune might not help farmers who were victimized by shady operators
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 2:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper needs to sign the NC Farm Bill now. It is abundantly clear that the North Carolina farming community is under attack from out-of-state organizations who are using the tactic of repeated lawsuits against farmers to drive them out of business
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 5:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate Select Committee on Elections approved a drastically slimmer version of a House judicial redistricting bill. Constitutional issues about the bill struck a raw nerve among Democrats
Published: Thursday, June 14th, 2018 @ 4:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new 15-member state Senate committee will tackle issues linked to judicial reform and redistricting. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockinghham, announced the committee's formation this morning
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats on the House Select Committee on Judicial Redistricting on Tuesday tried to raise objections to the comprehensive judicial redistricting plans in House Bill 717
Published: Friday, September 15th, 2017 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory vetoed Senate Bill 71 because it weakens environmental protections, delays water connections for well owners, ignores dam safety, hinders efforts to reuse coal ash and violates the state constitution
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 6:36 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory reiterated his intent to veto legislation that undermines environmental protections, bypasses the state's ability to enforce the law, and is unconstitutional
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 9:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina has, over time, developed a reputation as a battleground state. Tar Heels may be surprised to learn, however, that North Carolinians, with opposing opinions, once unfortunately settled their political debate on an actual battleground -- the 1771 Battle of Alamance.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against H.R. 719 – a Senate-passed spending bill that would fund federal government operations through December 11th, 2015 at an annualized rate of $1.017 trillion.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 371 which will allow designated members of the National Guard to carry concealed weapons in public facilities such as recruiting centers and armories.
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 2:15 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The glitz and glamour of movie and television production in North Carolina apparently is just too tempting for several North Carolina legislators to pass up. Unfortunately, they are willing to use your tax dollars to bribe more Hollywood big shots to come to the Tar Heel State.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In one of its last actions for the 2014 legislative session, the House defeated a Senate proposal to restructure county sales taxes, with a number of House members voicing concerns and voting against the economic development components included in H1224
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 8:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The details have been scrubbed from The Internet, but — thanks to resources like The Wayback Machine — nothing is ever truly GONE from cyberspace.
Published: Saturday, August 16th, 2014 @ 8:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory signed seven bills yesterday
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 9:57 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory signed two bills today
Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 @ 5:09 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Capital punishment - or the death penalty - originates from the Latin word capitalis, which literally translates to "regarding the head," referencing how capital crimes were originally punished by the severing of the head.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Crowds gathered in a Greene County field March 23 to observe the official dedication of a monument commemorating the deadly 1713 battle between colonists and the Tuscarora Nation at Fort Nooherooka. The dedication was among several days of events...
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 9:02 am
By: ECU News Services
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For those who may not recall, the United decision reversed previous laws that banned independent political expenditures by corporations (including non-profits and unions)
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2013 @ 2:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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No matter what happens in the gubernatorial election this year, a political string will be broken - our governor will no longer hail from Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Monday, July 30th, 2012 @ 10:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Pearl E. “Ping Pong” Guilford Bryant, of 716 E. Sixth St., Washington, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at University Health Systems, Greenville.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2011 @ 5:43 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Charles Augustus Sykes, 71, a resident of 243 E. Pantego St., Belhaven, died Sunday, March 27, 2011.
Published: Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 @ 1:34 pm
By: Announcements
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