What can we expect when Roy Cooper becomes the 75th Governor of North Carolina on January 5th? Cooper is the most experienced and knowledgeable officeholder we've seen in decades, having served in leadership roles in the legislature and as our Attorney General
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 3:42 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Lt. Governor Elect Dan Forest today named the hiring of the following staff:
Published: Saturday, January 5th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Appoints Brigadier General Anthony Tata (U.S. Army, Ret.) as Secretary of Transportation; Sharon Decker as Secretary of Commerce; Bill Daughtridge as Secretary of Administration; Neal Alexander as Director of the State Office of Personnel
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2013 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov.-elect Pat McCrory has ordered an "immediate review" of North Carolina's school safety measures in light of the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., and said it will be accompanied by scrutiny of the state's mental health programs.
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2012 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McCrory Administration will continue to be made in the weeks ahead leading up to the January 5th swearing-in ceremony.
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2012 @ 6:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Governor-elect Dan Forest will take the oath of office in a private ceremony in the Old Senate Chambers of the North Carolina Capitol Building at noon on January 7, 2013. He will be joined by his immediate family in the ceremony. The oath will be administered by NC Supreme Court Justice Paul New
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2012 @ 3:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s financial center (Charlotte) and its center of government (Raleigh) appear to be melding together or merging.
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I am really amazed that Robin Hayes survived as long as he did in Washington. I've seen plenty of video of him in action as NCGOP chairman.
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 @ 7:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Gov Bill Haslam (R-TN), a moderate who campaigned for Pat McCrory this year, has announced his state will refuse to establish a health exchange called for in the federal ObamaCare legislation.
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 @ 6:34 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Amid growing sentiment by conservatives that states can derail Obamacare by refusing to create health care exchanges, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory says he has not decided whether to join other Republican governors in following that path.
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Newly elected Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the newly reelected Republican legislature may have an ambitious agenda for dramatically cutting taxes or adding new programs to the state budget.
Published: Monday, December 10th, 2012 @ 6:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NCGOP leaders have been patting themselves on the back for getting Pat McCrory into the governor's mansion, and Richard Hudson and George Holding into Congress.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2012 @ 4:04 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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SNL mocked her accent. She talks “funny”, so she must be an idiot — Just like George W. Bush. You know, THAT guy from Texas with the degrees from Harvard and Yale. Bill Clinton talks “funny” too, but he’s OK because (1) he agrees with us and (2) he’s married to our hero Butch Rodham.
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 @ 11:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's quite a rarity to find myself agreeing with Chris Fitzsimon. But I'm in one of those moments. (What's next? Cats and dogs living together?)
Published: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 @ 7:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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With the election of a Republican governor and supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, observers expect to see changes in the state's approach t
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2012 @ 12:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, November 27, Governor-Elect McCrory will address the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce at their annual meeting.
Published: Monday, November 26th, 2012 @ 9:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pat McCrory ran a winning gubernatorial campaign and now faces the even larger task of governing.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 11:30 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Businesses have been downsizing, closing facilities, implementing employee layoffs, and instituting hiring freezes in anticipation of the impending fiscal and regulatory nightmare known as ObamaCare.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 7:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Inauguration Festivities will be held on Saturday, January 12 in Capitol Square, where Governor McCrory will participate and deliver his Inaugural Address.
Published: Wednesday, November 21st, 2012 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pat McCrory, fresh of his rout of Walter Dalton in the governor's race, is putting out the word that we shouldn't expect "major personnel changes right away."
Published: Monday, November 19th, 2012 @ 11:32 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, the election is over. It looks like the NCGOP staff has gone on vacation, since the web site does not appear to have been updated since October 25.
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2012 @ 7:47 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Governor-Elect Pat McCrory announced the following members of his transition team.
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2012 @ 7:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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