Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Spuntech Industries, Inc., a global spunlace manufacturing company based in Israel, will expand its operations in Person County.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Imagine someone has killed your loved one, and despite the court telling you that the killer's sentence is 12 years, you suddenly find out that the murderer is able to go home on weekends only nine years into the sentence.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The elites in government, media and academia are finally coming around to what we've known about ObamaCare for years now.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 10:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Suppose you sent your daughter to a music camp - an expensive camp lasting months. She had said that she wanted to learn the violin, so you bought a nice one and sent her off to camp. Upon her return, you ask how the camp was and she replies, "Great! We studied lots of stuff about music and the...
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 4:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Volunter EMS.org Directory reports that across the country, there are thousands of organizations that rely on volunteers to answer the call every single day. Some are called emergency medical services (EMS) or perhaps first aid or rescue squads.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Governor Pat McCrory will host the State Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday, December 12.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can say a lot about your views on Obamacare, health insurance, and reform initiatives.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's simple enough to calculate the impact of 110 freshmen Honors College students on the community through a series of semester-long service projects this fall. Just look at a sample of what they produced: four benches built for potential pet parents, seven science exhibits presented to 50 kids...
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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We've got 535 voting members of Congress. Yet. this "bi-partisan", "disaster-averting" budget deal announced yesterday got hammered out in private talks between Senate Budget Committee chairman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
By: Brant Clifton
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First Lady Ann McCrory and Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest's wife, Alice are teaming up to support military families throughout the Christmas season here in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 9:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2013 North Carolina state legislative session was a memorable one. The passage of historic and long-overdue reforms to state taxes, election laws and education made headlines throughout the year.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis issued the following joint statement today in response to a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina affiliate of the national teachers’ union and a liberal special interest group.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that American International Group (AIG) will establish a technology center in Mecklenburg County.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina - to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive and meaningful changes in North Carolina. We will be positioned to recover from the recession more
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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