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Governor signs transportation waivers to help expedite power restoration
Published: Friday, March 19th, 2021 @ 11:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor issues State of Emergency, orders transportation waivers to speed help
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 2:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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More than one million people passed through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at airports on Sunday, the highest number in a single day since the coronavirus pandemic brought the country to a halt.
Published: Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Cooper Appoints Members to Board of Transportation
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 12:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Rural infrastructure has been overlooked and neglected for far too long across this country.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 2:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Victims of the Map Act won their case in the N.C. Supreme Court this month, but their victory will put even more pressure on the cash-strapped N.C. Department of Transportation.
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2020 @ 3:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Transportation overspent its budget by $742 million last year, a new state audit report shows.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2020 @ 4:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney suggested Friday that Americans should expect that there will be some disruptions to schools and transportation as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, but expressed confidence that the U.S. is well-prepared to handle the situation.
Published: Saturday, March 7th, 2020 @ 1:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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Eric Boyette and Tracy Doaks Sworn in as Secretaries of Transportation and Information Technology
Published: Monday, March 2nd, 2020 @ 9:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Strong winds cause power outages as North Carolina recovers from yesterday’s storms
Published: Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 @ 8:38 am
By: Governor's Office
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Homeowners whose property was taken by the government for highway projects may be out of luck if Gov. Roy Cooper signs the transportation bill on his desk.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 9:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Transportation shouldn’t manage its own finances, N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell says.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 5:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation under Gov. Roy Cooper has become a money pit and state Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon just keeps digging.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2019 @ 12:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. Transportation Secretary James Trogdon is a bad manager and should be replaced, says State Treasurer Dale Folwell.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In North Carolina, people want to "be in the driver's seat." Good transportation policy begins by respecting that choice.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is running out of gas.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Saving lives and saving money are the main goals of six N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) grants totaling more than $862,000 received by faculty in East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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At almost the same moment our state was boasting of a $900 million cash surplus, one important sector of state government was encountering serious shortfalls.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 12:45 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr applauded the Department of Transportation (DOT) for awarding North Carolina three grants totaling more than $110 million dollars after advocating on behalf of stakeholders in the state.
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2019 @ 7:51 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In 1788 the Hillsborough Convention convened to consider ratification of the US Constitution and also to approve an “unalterable” seat of government. They did neither.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 2:08 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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At a recent North Carolina Department of Transportation committee meeting, my John Locke Foundation colleague Joe Coletti offered this blunt assessment to state policymakers: our system of road financing isn’t sustainable.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Community leaders, school choice advocates, and religious leaders gathered at Next Generation Academy on Monday, April 15, in support of a bill to help charter schools cover the cost of getting students to their classrooms.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2019 @ 11:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Map Act may have reached the end of the road.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine travelling from Raleigh to Charlotte in about 22 minutes; not by train, plane or car, but instead in a pod, transported through an almost friction-free tunnel. This concept is under experimentation right now, as nearly 1,000 learned last week at the NC Transportation Summit.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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As the weather warms today, North Carolina's interstates and major highways are returning to normal, but many secondary roads and neighborhood streets are still treacherous
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The public transportation system in Wilson, as in many places, needs taxpayer subsidies to keep the buses running. The difference between the cost of operating the system and revenues, led by passenger fares, is more than $1 million a year
Published: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 @ 7:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Forsyth Superior Court Judge John O. Craig III issued a July 6 sanction penalizing the N.C. Department of Transportation for missing a May 28 deadline for appraising Winston-Salem properties affected by the Map Act
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Shawn and Cindy Weeks would like nothing more than to move
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed into law the Build NC Bond Act of 2018, a new financing tool sought by his administration to help expedite critical highway projects
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 6:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) was thrilled to announce a $147 million grant awarded to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for improvements to U.S. 70 (future I-42) and I-95 in the eastern part of the state - the largest infrastructure project in North Carolina
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 5:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Despite repeated stern warnings from state Treasurer Dale Folwell, legislation adding $3 billion in state debt for unspecified transportation projects flew through House and Senate committees with bipartisan support
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 10:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers will foot the bill for a $3 billion transportation bond and won’t have a say in being saddled with the debt if House Bill 1010 passes
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 10:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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