A Georgia Democrat has said she would rather the state house continue to display a monument of a Confederate general than build a statue honoring Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Published: Saturday, November 6th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Daily Wire
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State Rep. Jerry Carter, 66, a Rockingham County minister and chaplain with the State Highway Patrol, died Tuesday morning.
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 6:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Rep. Greg Murphy will face Joan Perry July 9 in a runoff for the Republican nomination in the 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Early Monday morning State Representative Dr. Greg Murphy formally announced his intentions to run for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional Seat, formally held by the late Walter B. Jones Jr. with a kickoff to an entire day of campaign events.
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2019 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is a huge gulf between the attitudes of local Republican legislative candidates and their Democrat counterparts on 2nd amendment issue of gun rights or the Right to Bear Arms, as in shown in their responses to key 2nd amendment groups' questionnaires, and those groups endorsements.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 8:26 am
By: Steven P. Rader
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North Carolina State Representative Becky Carney (D-Mecklenburg) lobbied members of the Charlotte City Council against voting to repeal the city's non-discrimination ordinance, which would have paved the way for a repeal of the controversial House Bill 2.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 @ 2:58 am
By: Russell Allen
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State Rep. Verla Insko is hoping to make voter registration in North Carolina as easy as visiting a website.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, the Network for Public Education, a left-leaning group headed by a longtime activist in Washington, D.C., put out its "50 State Report Card." The "report card" is yet another false report aimed at smearing North Carolina's education system...well, and every state who is attempting to...
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2016 @ 2:57 am
By: Chris Downey
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement following North Carolina State Representative Brian Brown's announced resignation
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 4:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 12:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The North Carolina State Republican Board of Elections met this morning (12-20-13) at 9:00 a.m. and kicked off the meeting with a real "Boss Hog" attitude.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2014 @ 8:16 am
By: Buzz Cayton
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We reported earlier on an uproar in Davidson County about filling a vacant state House seat. State Rep. Jerry Dockham (R), the area's legislator since the 90s, resigned to take an appointment to the NC Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Some Davidson County GOP leaders are telling me they see the hand of Speaker Thom Tillis and Raleigh-based GOP operatives involved in the process to fill an open state House seat - and they don't like it.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Big Barry in DC and Speaker Thom are getting a real taste of what Tricky Dick Nixon went through in 1974. * It sure blows when people start raising a stink about your heavy-handed iron-fisted management style.*
Published: Friday, May 24th, 2013 @ 11:34 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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State Rep. Jeff Collins may have foreshadowed debate on a proposal to rework the way auto insurance rates are set when he told a panel hearing his...
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2013 @ 4:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, last week failed to persuade the House Regulatory Reform Committee to loosen up the state's certificate of need law - the statute...
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill passed Wednesday by the House Elections Committee would require local government special elections to be conducted during regularly scheduled general elections and primary elections in even-numbered years.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2013 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Green energy advocates characterize it as a jobs-killing bill, and the House leadership hasn't made it easy for the measure to move forward, but state Rep. Mike Hager said support is building for House Bill 298, his effort to end costly state tax subsidies for renewable energy.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's just something about Asheville and boobs. The other day, we get the big boob himself from DC in town.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 9:31 am
By: Brant Clifton
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As state lawmakers made their way back to work Jan. 9, they faced nearly 200 protesters on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s a shocker: The mainstream media is biased. The mainstream media here in North Carolina has taken a hit in recent years.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 12:31 am
By: Brant Clifton
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State Rep.-elect Joe Sam Queen, D-Haywood, cannot collect damages worth three times the amount of money his 2010 state Senate opponent spent on television ads in their campaign.
Published: Thursday, November 22nd, 2012 @ 12:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a quite common perception -- outside the Raleigh beltline -- that the NCGOP establishment is nothing but a tight clique of cronies.
Published: Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 @ 6:55 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Carteret County Republican activist Jessica Hult had an eye-opening experience as a delegate to the recent NCGOP convention in Greensboro:
Published: Friday, June 8th, 2012 @ 12:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While the demand for unpasteurized, "raw" milk is growing around the country, North Carolina remains one of 20 states where selling it is illegal. State Rep. Glen Bradley, R-Franklin, wants to change that.
Published: Sunday, March 18th, 2012 @ 5:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N. C. House has passed what I believe to be a very responsible budget for the next biennium.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2011 @ 10:42 am
By: Bill Cook
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