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The United States recently experienced an uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Johnnie Carswell won’t be a tool for Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdowns.
Published: Friday, October 30th, 2020 @ 2:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An effort by Governor Roy Cooper’s administration is matching North Carolina college students in need of work experience with local governments and nonprofits seeking additional help to support COVID-19 response efforts.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2020 @ 12:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is demanding Gov. Roy Cooper waive executive orders that ban citizen-owned utilities from charging customers for services.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 @ 7:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Elizabeth City could go broke in August if Gov. Roy Cooper doesn’t lift restrictions on utility payments.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2020 @ 11:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tyrrell County may offer a sobering preview.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC), North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) and North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition (NCMMC) together call on Congress to provide significant direct and flexible financial assistance to local governments of all sizes in NC
Published: Saturday, May 16th, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tax revenues are falling for states and local governments across the country.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 1:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 122 to help schools and local governments access state surplus property to help bridge gaps during the response to COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 7:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Auditor Beth Wood says passage of her agency bill to help clean up local governments’ slipshod financial bookkeeping is a major win for taxpayers across the state.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2019 @ 8:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The fiscal year that ended on June 30. 2018 audit was presented. Like all other government audits it reported a glowing success for the commissioners and staff.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:57 am
By: Hood Richardson
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:30 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Monday, February 4th, 2019 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:30 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington, North Carolina
Published: Sunday, January 6th, 2019 @ 2:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Planning Board meeting originally scheduled for January 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM has been cancelled
Published: Thursday, January 3rd, 2019 @ 2:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Revenue Secretary Ronald Penny warns that some small municipalities in rural counties shedding residents and tax base might not survive
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special called meeting Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at 12:30 P.M. in the SWCD/FSA Conference Room located in the Agricultural Center at 155 Airport Road in Washington, NC
Published: Wednesday, August 1st, 2018 @ 7:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The incentives game just keeps getting worse. It used to be that state and local governments would put together a package to help lure a large company for a major project bringing significant numbers of new jobs to an area
Published: Monday, April 16th, 2018 @ 4:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's been a lot written about this year's state budget, and there will be more
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 2:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new Direct Primary Care option helped Union County government save more than $1.28 million on health care claims in its first year, without sacrificing quality of care for county government employeesv
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 11:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that grants totaling $8.4 million from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund will be awarded to 32 local governments to help fund land acquisition, development and renovation of public park and recreation areas
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 @ 6:42 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners regular monthly meeting date for September has been changed to September 6, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 9:35 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Local media and leftist blogs are drenched in outrage over House Bill 2, which was known as "the Bathroom Bill" until they figured out they needed to focus attention about it somewhere else.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new audit has found that 62 town employees and three aldermen in Spring lake misused procurement cards and travel expenses to the tune of $122,434.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 4:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I was struck when I came across two recent news stories virtually side-by-side
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today is Election Day for many local governments across North Carolina. While it is a big day, many of the races will be overlooked by major media outlets, despite the fact that they will actually affect citizens the most. Today, 92 counties are holding an elections of some sort, and many of them...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 7:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Local governments should focus on using existing revenues more efficiently, monitoring the effectiveness of school funding, and simplifying rules for land use and zoning. Those are three key recommendations in the John Locke Foundation's new City and County Issue Guide 2014.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 2:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ideas that look desirable or at least workable on paper can prove to be unworkable or even disastrous when applied to the real world. Just ask the millions of Americans who, under Obamacare, have lost health plans they liked, been forced to buy more-expensive plans they don't much like, or began...
Published: Monday, January 6th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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