Diverting scarce resources to failed projects represents waste in our economy
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 4:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On August 4, 2022, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Inflation Reduction Act is rampaging through Congress right now and is expected to become the law of the land. But what is in the bill? We went through the text line by line so that you, and members of Congress, don't have to!
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 5:55 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Local Government Commission also Votes Today on $210 Million in Water Projects
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C.'s congressional delegation urge the Biden Administration to locate the $1 billion Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health facility in the state.
Published: Thursday, July 21st, 2022 @ 6:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local Government Commission to Vote on Request and on $1.5 Billion in Other Financing Requests from Around State
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 @ 11:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Members Also Vote to Approve Series of Infrastructure, Building Projects
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) distributed more than $330 million in directed grants to local governments and community organizations in the last 10 days.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 11:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today $164 million in loans and grants to help pay for 76 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today $153 million in loans and grants to help pay for 48 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
Published: Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 @ 7:58 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Golden LEAF Foundation Board recently adopted a long-term strategic plan to serve as a roadmap for the next few years.
Published: Saturday, July 24th, 2021 @ 5:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Abby Smith and Josh Siegel report for the Washington Examiner on the latest sweeping pronouncement from an international group worried about climate change.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 8:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Youth Awardees are selected for their leadership in the classroom and community and will receive grants for their education, or to fund an idea or community project
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today $282 million in loans and grants to help pay for 94 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 1:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The year ended with a record-breaking $3.1 trillion deficit and, as usual, the U.S. government managed to blow tens of billions on a myriad of wasteful projects that should provoke outrage among tax-paying Americans.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 @ 4:16 am
By: Judicial Watch
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to fund 16 local parks and recreation projects across the state.
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2020 @ 9:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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In addition to the design and construction of a new levee in Princeville, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced that it will direct $281.5 million to complete two significant resiliency projects in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 @ 11:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) released the following statement after the Army Corps of Engineers announced it will complete two projects in the Third District to help mitigate the impact of storm damage.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 4:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump is modernizing environmental regulations to deliver infrastructure projects that will improve our communities.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2020 @ 11:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students from universities in North Carolina and across the U.S. fine-tuned their research skills with a range of projects –from creating useful organic compounds to detecting concussions through virtual reality – at East Carolina University this summer.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 9:08 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Cooper announced the State Water Infrastructure Authority has approved $112 million in loans that will help North Carolina communities pay for 26 much-needed drinking water and wastewater projects statewide, from Murphy to Manteo.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 2:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. House, as lawmakers began reviewing the budget May 1, supported a sprawling transportation budget, allocating $2.3 billion for North Carolina’s Highway Fund, and $1.6 billion for the state’s Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2019-20.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I'm honored to be here with many of the great American workers as we take historic action to accelerate the incredible revival of American manufacturing.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Morning broke again with a holy silence. It is hard to be anything but reverent when all around you is still.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2017 @ 1:52 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Crediting budget reforms made by the recent session of the General Assembly, Gov. Pat McCrory announced on Thursday the acceleration of four major transportation projects, including the final leg of the eastern section of the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, the Asheville Connector, The I-485 and Wed
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Full-scale repeal offers the only solution for N.C. legislators to fix all problems tied to the state's Map Act. That's the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is in response to the Carteret News Times wind energy article appearing in the headlines of that paper today.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2013 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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I found a quite provocative post on a great new web site called The Federalist about North Carolina's public school system and its finances - a subject that Bill Barber and his mob, and their media lapdogs have been beating us over the head with.
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2013 @ 11:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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