Joins Fight to Uphold the Will of Voters by Allowing State Legislatures to Properly Defend Their Laws
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 3:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Senate has given final approval to HB-91, Accountability and Fair Play in Athletics, an effort to reform high school sports in North Carolina. The Senate approved the measure, 28-14, on its third and final reading.
Published: Friday, October 22nd, 2021 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wake County Republican Party will be holding its annual convention on Monday, March 9th, 2020 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm at the McKimmon Center (1101 Gorman St in Raleigh) near the NCSU Campus.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The John Locke Foundation is approaching its 30th anniversary, and the Republican majority in the General Assembly is halfway through its fifth session.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rugged, rocky and if you like hiking; a whole bunch of scenery.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2019 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tomorrow morning (Tuesday), legislators in the House Health Committee will vote on HB184 - a bad bill that will cost taxpayers and State Health Plan members more than $1 million per day if it's enacted.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 @ 8:44 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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I have a few thoughts in the aftermath of the North Carolina State Board of Election's hearing on the 9th District congressional race and its decision to call for a new election there.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 8:16 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A story out from Charlotte Observer reporter Jim Morrill confirms that Joshua Malcolm, former Chair of the defunct North Carolina State Board of Elections, will not be nominated to serve on the new NCSBE.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last month various state and national media outlets reported North Carolina State University (NCSU) approved a Ph.D. program concentration in "social justice education."
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 11:48 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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This overview is written for the purpose of educating North Carolina voters on the six proposed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution.
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 4:55 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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President Donald Trump's rock-hard stance against several international free trade deals is softening, and immigration reform might include guest worker provisions
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 7:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ron Heiniger just wanted to be a farmer. He encouraged research to avoid solar industry encroachment on North Carolina's prime farmlands
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 @ 10:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh attorney Gene Boyce told Carolina Journal that his efforts to get the courts to rule on a dispute he is having with the North Carolina State Bar, the state agency that regulates attorneys, is important because it has implications for other licensing boards and the occupations they regulate.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 4:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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All is not well on higher education's financial front. At many colleges, tuition prices have reached record highs, enrollment is stagnant, revenues have flattened or declined, budgets are constricted, and regulatory compliance costs are skyrocketing
Published: Monday, November 21st, 2016 @ 12:45 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Civitas Action has released its annual Conservative Effectiveness Rankings of North Carolina state lawmakers for 2016.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 @ 9:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor McCrory Signs Legislation to Encourage Entrepreneurship and Innovation Through CrowdfundingGovernor Pat McCrory was joined by entrepreneurs, educators and elected officials today as he signed legislation to promote Crowdfunding in North Carolina at a local start-up on the Centennial Campus at North Carolina State University
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 3:39 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As part of a settlement with a Christian student group, officials with North Carolina State University have revised the school's solicitation policy so that it no longer unconstitutionally censors the free speech of students
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 @ 11:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Goose Creek State Park will present "Swamp Life Discoveries" on April 23rd at 2:00pm at the park's visitor center. "Swamp Life Discoveries" is an official event of the 2016 North Carolina Science Festival presented by the Biogen Foundation.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina State Government is stepping up efforts to hire the best and the brightest to serve the people of North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 10:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, colleges and universities are rife with initiatives that have little to do with enhancing student learning. Extravagant recreation facilities and luxurious dormitories seem to grab headlines on a regular basis
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory encourages North Carolinians to ring in the New Year by visiting one of our treasured state parks to participate in a First Day Hike.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:41 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2016 centennial of North Carolina's state parks system will launch at Goose Creek State Park with a First Day Hike on Jan. 1, an opportunity to begin the New Year with exercise, family adventure and a reconnection with nature, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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That's the question North Carolinians should be asking our legislators concerning the budget they just passed. Lawmakers came to Raleigh in January with the primary task of setting a new two-year budget prior to the beginning of the state fiscal year July 1.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2015 @ 4:20 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Well, they did it. Thumbed their collective noses at those of us who voted to give them super-majorities in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Speaker Tim Moore has made it clear that the House caucus will live or die at the hand of Cary's Nelson Dollar. Dollar has been pretty clear that he wants to spend MORE money and will not budge on anything.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2015 @ 8:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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As budget negotiations for the long-overdue 2015 North Carolina state budget continue, the Civitas Institute would like to remind legislators and taxpayers about opportunities to save real money in the budget - which will enable negotiators to come to an agreement once and for all.
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 2:25 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State employees rallied today for the annual North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign (SECC) at a motivational volunteer training session at the State Employees' Credit Union headquarters office.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 3:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has appointed James L. Baker to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The moles are reporting in about the appearance of something in Jones Street's lower chamber called the "License Plate Subcommittee."
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:43 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On a steamy Tuesday afternoon in Raleigh, the NC House of Representatives voted 112-0 not to concur with the Senate's version of the 2015-2016 Budget (House Bill #97). Now, hard core negotiating begins.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We've all heard about the new 'conservative' group of solar energy fans seeking to continue government subsidies of the solar industry.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 4:05 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On one hand, I have to applaud the upper chamber for defending the will of the people expressed in that 2012 vote on the marriage amendment to the state constitution.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 2:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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