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Excitement across the nation has reached a fever pitch as the famed Powerball Lottery jackpot reached the staggering sum of two tanks of gas.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 12:28 am
By: Babylon Bee
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I realize this is not Friday, and I know I haven't sent one of these in a while.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 4:48 pm
By: Jeff Kay
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Natalie Everett of Pineville received a $1 million prize as the state’s second Your Shot at A Million Summer Cash Drawing winner.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 4:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Note to media — please feel free to use this op-ed from Governor Cooper for publication. It can also be found on Governor Cooper's Medium page.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 5:42 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolinians vaccinated by the Veterans Administration (VA) and through the Tribal Health Program are now eligible for the $4 Million Summer Cash and College Tuition drawings
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 2:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Four North Carolinians 18 and Older to Win $1 Million; Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 to Win $125,000 for Post-Secondary Education
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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I haven’t but I’m not much of a gambler.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
By: Jeff Kay
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With massive unemployment forced on the people of North Carolina by government decree, the State should sharply curtail and preferably halt its state run gambling business.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 9:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As the candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president debate the merits of taxing the wealthiest Americans, maybe we should instead focus on getting rid of a program that effectively taxes the poorest among us.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 9:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Education Lottery has seen many changes since its scandal-soaked enactment in 2005: lots of new games, Mega Millions, even a new headquarters.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today directed $25 million from the North Carolina Education Lottery Fund to speed repairs to K-12 public schools damaged by Hurricane Florence
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Administration strongly opposes passage of the Schumer-Rounds-Collins Amendment
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 11:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Trump issued the following statement of support today for Chairman Grassley's immigration bill, which was just published and is based on the White House Framework
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump has proposed ending the visa lottery system and reallocating the visas it currently distributes
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2018 @ 10:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson announced today that Camden, Clay, Gates, and Jones counties will receive a combined $30 million in grants through the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2017 @ 2:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Rick Horner can quip with the best of them. During a recent debate about school construction needs in North Carolina, the Wilson County lawmaker and former school-board chairman argued that the state lottery ought to fulfill its original mandate by producing more money
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced four chairs of councils and commissions
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Republican Davidson County Commissioner Larry Potts has a built-in advantage in his race for the House seat in District 81 - a lot more registered Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is There a Formula to Charter School Success?
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday was the kind of day I want to always remember. It was the best of times. I did not win the lottery nor was bestowed any title of honor-those would have been lesser deeds in my moments.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2016 @ 2:10 am
By: Michele Rhem
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My first post about the Lottery dream list covered a modest wish for a car that recently sold for about $14 million. This wish is about the beauty of those old Chris Craft wooden boats.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Legislative critics on Thursday chided state lottery officials for trimming back the percentage of proceeds going to education and emphasizing the long-term jackpot payout over the one-time cash payout that many winners receive.
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 12:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am still evaluating the odds on this lottery
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 @ 9:53 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for public education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 1:14 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hitting the lottery was the best thing that ever happened to me in my life. I should know because, I have hit it several times in my time life here on earth.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 9:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Those who watch state government have had plenty to talk about since the General Assembly passed the state's new $21.7 billion state budget. Since education is the single largest item in the state budget, here are three things you probably didn't hear about education spending.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The General Assembly released its conference report on the 2015 state budget late Wednesday night, with appropriations and special provisions largely favorable to counties.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 3:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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House and Senate budget negotiators cleared a major obstacle Wednesday by compromising on the Medicaid component of a $21 billion 2014-15 General Fund spending plan, but still face potentially prickly deliberations on Medicaid reform, teacher pay, and teacher tenure.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2014 @ 9:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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All our lives we've heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, "the love of money is the root of all evil," "a penny saved is a penny earned," "a fool and his money are soon parted," and "you can't spend the same dollar twice."
Published: Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State House leaders Tuesday unveiled their $21.1 billion General Fund spending plan, including teacher pay increases averaging 5 percent, 25 new positions to enforce coal ash pond cleanup, and a transfer of the State Bureau of Investigation from the Department of Justice to the Department of Public
Published: Saturday, June 14th, 2014 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House budget proposal maintains lottery funds at $100M, includes phase out of Medicaid $500K benefitThe House released its initial budget proposal Tuesday, with appropriations subcommittees meeting for several hours to review and amend the proposed committee substitute by subject area.
Published: Friday, June 13th, 2014 @ 2:15 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory is calling for a scholarship program that will give newly separated veterans the equivalency of in-state tuition at the state's University of North Carolina institutions. In April, the governor said he will ask the Legislature for in-state tuition at the state's 58 community...
Published: Monday, May 12th, 2014 @ 12:47 am
By: Chris Downey
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I've made this point before, but it's worth emphasizing one more time: those who oppose school choice in elementary and secondary education should, if they wish to be consistent, oppose former Gov. Jim Hunt's Smart Start program and former Gov. Mike Easley's More At Four program, now known as NC Pre
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 4:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Parents of students seeking to benefit from the state's Opportunity Scholarships program must wait for the N.C. Court of Appeals to consider a lawsuit filed on their behalf. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood denied motions made by defendants to delay his preliminary injunction preventing the schol
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A number of years ago, our Legislature had a new idea: Let's follow many other states and keep NC Education strong by putting in a Lottery to raise money.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 1:08 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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On Wednesday, May 14, the North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene at noon for what is called the "short session." One thing that people may not realize about the short session is there are crossover bills that will be eligible to be considered.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2014 @ 8:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Recent headlines have called attention to the issue of state public school textbook funding. Partisans have tried to score political points with quotes like the following...
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The libertarian bumper sticker -- "Don't steal from the government; it hates competition" -- takes on added meaning every time North Carolina officials try to shut down Internet sweepstakes operations.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2013 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The sweepstakes industry is a sizable, if controversial, juggernaut in North Carolina. The state Supreme Court is expected to rule later this year whether it is legal.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 1:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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