Observers Are Already an Established Part of the Election Process
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"I had never met her," Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, said of Cleta Mitchell. "I did not know who she was until after the meeting. They had no influence on the bill whatsoever."
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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WRAL recently came out with an editorial on Moore v. Harper, a United States Supreme Court case on who gets to draw North Carolina’s congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 4:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That’s the headline of a recent WRAL report. The report continues:
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 9:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL TechWire yesterday published my column on the surge in billion-dollar corporate welfare giveaways in North Carolina over the past year.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 1:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State government tax revenues have well-exceeded expectations this fiscal year, WRAL reported. Personal income and sales and use tax revenues were $766 million and $330 million above projections, respectively.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 9:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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WRAL reported yesterday about the kurfuffle over Cheif Justice Paul Newby pointing out that there is not a “fair elections” clause in the North Carolina Constitution.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sharon Decker, NC Department of Commerce secretary during the McCrory administration in 2013-14, authored this editorial recently published at WRAL.com.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 12:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Travis Fain at WRAL reports today on Gov. Roy Cooper’s delayed decision on schools, ultimately away from the “Plan A” option that would have allowed schools to open fully.
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2020 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent poll commissioned by Raleigh news station WRAL has some serious flaws – but that’s not stopping the media and left-leaning groups from promoting the results as gospel truth.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 9:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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WRAL reported this weekend about a new report which ranked North Carolina as the best place to do business in the South, and 6th best nationally.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 9:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ahead of tonight's televised gubernatorial debate on WRAL, Pat McCrory's campaign is drawing attention to the network's financial support of Roy Cooper's campaign.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Fact checking WRAL's teacher pay documentary
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The question of locker room and bathroom facilities being used by students self-identifying as "transgender" was raised. The question was largely left unanswered by both the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and the Wake County Board of Education.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 3:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In a major investigative story on WRAL News, reporter Mark Binker outlines an investigation by the U.S. Department of Energy of potential illegal self-dealing
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the North Carolina Republican Party released the following statement in response to WRAL's latest hit piece on Governor McCrory
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 12:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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WRAL's Laura Leslie wrote about an Energy Forum held at the Legislature yesterday organized by opponents of renewable energy programs. (Translation from WRAL speak: opponents to taxpayer-funded renewable energy programs.) The central theme of Leslie's article seems to be the famous "Koch Brothers."
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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According to a new bill passed into law on Wednesday, the western NC city of Boone will lose its rights of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), seriously limiting the power the city has on residents outside city limits.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 12:33 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A few weeks ago, I wrote that partisan control of the U.S. Senate may well be determined here in North Carolina, where Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan suffers from low job-approval ratings and a close association with unpopular President Barack Obama.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I was out at a social gathering last night, when I overheard a conversation that bothered me. These were some folks I know - low info voters who are moderate to conservative in their politics - who I know voted for Pat McCrory in 2012.
Published: Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 @ 8:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Well, we had about six or so feminazis standing outside the governor's mansion on Monday waving signs and hollering. Gov. Pat's team thought it would be funny to take them some cookies.
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 11:45 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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McClatchy, WRAL and the rest of the legacy media are trying to tell us that this "Moral Monday" stuff is a homegrown, spontaneous grassroots movement.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 10:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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While the media is reporting on an important political story, WRAL is leaving out key information about its deep connections to the group at the center of the story.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 4:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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When reporting on Blueprint NC's leaked documents, WRAL was all over the story, with one exception: It somehow failed to mention in any of its stories that the owners of the station are deeply entangled with the left-wing group and some of its allies.
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 @ 10:55 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It appears that you merely have to spout lefty talking points in order to be quoted verbatim and cooed over by WRAL or The McClatchy Gang.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 7:15 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A continued look at the media stooges within North Carolina is always appropriate.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 @ 4:32 am
By: Brant Clifton
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