Fiscal conservatism comes naturally to me. After all, my middle name is McDonald.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday was black day for NC politics. The most important energy/environmental bill of the year (H298) received a setback in the Utility Committee hearing -- when 18 legislators (6 Rs + 12 Ds) voted against the Affordable and Reliable Energy Act!
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina state House has pushed through legislation -however watered-down it may be -- requiring voters to show ID at polling places.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 9:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Titled "Protect and Support the Unemployed" and sponsored by Representatives Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover/Brunswick), Pricey Harrison (D- Guilford) and Edward Hanes (D- Forsyth), HB 737 is not all its lofty title suggests that it is.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 6:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A graveside service for Mr. William Avery, Jr. will be held at 11:00 AM today at the Latham Cemetery in Pinetown.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 2:57 pm
By: Announcements
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Grace Ann White Rue, a resident of 101 Anderson Street, Washington, N.C., died Saturday, April 20, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory signed Kilah's Law, House Bill 75/Senate Bill 70 into law today. The bill increases the penalties for convicted child abusers to a Class D felony and requires their official record show that the abused was younger than 16 years of age. Before this law...
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 4:29 am
By: Chris Downey
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On Tuesday Washington Police served warrants on Michael Lee King, age 21 of Pitt County. King was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of statutory sex offense.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 4:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Health Department, along with hundreds of communities across the United States, is celebrating the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our children, communities, and public health.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 4:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Local media consumers may have picked up a bit of trivia lately: North Carolina's new governor isn't a Democrat. This break from The Way Things Are Done 'Round Here has led to...
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Considering the extent of how deeply the Golden Leaf Foundation is interwoven into the social and political fabric of some policy makers in North Carolina and local county governments.
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following nearly three years of debate, the state House Wednesday gave its approval to a bill requiring North Carolina voters to provide photo identification...
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 12:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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