About 65 percent of our education funding comes from state sources. These are taxes paid into the state and distributed to all 115 school districts and charter schools in the state.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 11:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"As we combat terrorism, we must not sacrifice the American values we are fighting to protect. In recent years, we've seen an Administration put forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand."
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 10:37 pm
By: Jeff Lewis
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Prospects for compensating victims of a decades long forced sterilization program dimmed this week when the state Senate defeated a measure that would have inserted $11 million into the budget to pay for the compensation.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We should be able to all agree on this one issue: Nobody plays malevolent cool like Samuel L. Jackson - nobody.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 3:38 pm
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Beaufort County Community College will hold orientation sessions for new students Tuesday, June 26, to help newly-enrolled students become familiar with the campus and college policies.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 1:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state's unemployment rate for May remained unchanged at 9.4 percent, marking the 41st consecutive month the unemployment rate has been 9.0 percent or higher.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 12:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Below is the Speaker’s press release concerning hydraulic fracturing. I voted for this bill and I am very happy for the people of North Carolina because of this bill.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 11:47 am
By: Bill Cook
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Members of the General Assembly have recently proposed a tax hike that would affect many people and businesses. And this tax increase comes at a time when North Carolina is 47th in the nation in unemployment, at a rate of 9.4 percent.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 9:44 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Blanche Marsh, a resident of 1513 N. Respass St., Washington, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at her residence.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 12:41 am
By: Announcements
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In my new book Our Best Foot Forward, I analyze the economic challenges facing North Carolina and offer a 10-point plan to promote economic growth across the state.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, June 13th Washington Police Department arrested Santez Rico Keys, age 28 of Pierce Street during a traffic stop while in possession of 177 grams of Marijuana.
Published: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 @ 12:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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