There are many questions that are asked in legislative meetings and many times the staff notes that they will have to follow up with those questions at a later meeting.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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UNC System President Tom Ross recently appeared before the Knight Commission to address the need to reform some of the egregious problems with college athletics. Well-intentioned as Ross was, his suggestions won’t fix the underlying problems.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Taxpayers and patients unnecessarily pay hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs because of arcane regulations, turf-protective hospitals, and a state regulatory agency that opposes reforms, say physicians seeking legislative relief to open more doctor-owned same-day surgery and...
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I was there when the cowboys took charge of an environmental policy meeting inside the Washington beltway and thoroughly defeated the liberal, tree hugging environmentalists.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:56 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Boots, gloves and toboggans replaced shorts and T-shirts for a group of East Carolina University students over spring break. Through a brisk wind and light rain on March 12, students picked up trash, tires and drift lumber in a Newport River marsh along U.S. 70 in Beaufort. The students signed up...
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:56 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory requested a federal disaster declaration today to help nine central North Carolina counties recoup some of the costs associated with recovering from the most recent winter storm.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Obama has announced that, through executive order, he will be changing the rules regarding which employees have to be given overtime pay for working more than 40 hours per week. Under current regulations, all hourly employees who work more than 40 hours must be paid...
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Actor Ben Jones, who played Cooter on the television show Dukes of Hazzard, will highlight the Beaufort County Community College Automotive Car Club Automobile Show to be held Saturday, April 5, on the BCCC campus.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ann Coulter, conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist and attorney, will bring her fiery and fearless commentary to the 2014 Conservative Leadership Conference!
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Mattie Lawson, a candidate running for NC House in District 6, has won the endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus of North Carolina.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Richard Burr understands that America’s greatest challenge is healthcare and has made it his personal mission to help find solutions to our broken healthcare system.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 11:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Ms. Nancy "Nan" Purvis Lanier, age 33, formerly of Washington, went home to be with Jesus Thursday, March 27, 2014.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 9:15 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Mildred Dail Harrell Elks, age 95, a resident of 40 Carrow Road, Chocowinity, died Friday March 28, 2014.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 9:13 pm
By: Announcements
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Darrell Mayo Windley, Sr., age 81, a resident of Ellis Cove, Belhaven, NC passed away Friday, March 28, 2014, at his home.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 9:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Earle Thomas Wells, 84, a resident of 309 Village Circle, Washington, died Monday, March 24, 2014.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 9:00 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Sylvester Cherry, formerly of Washington, died Friday, March 28, 2014, at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 7:45 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Walter H. Verdick, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 1:34 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Tammy Jane Respass Modlin, age 51, a resident of Bath, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 1:32 am
By: Announcements
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Ms. Nancy "Nan" Purvis Lanier, age 33, a former resident of Washington, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Published: Friday, March 28th, 2014 @ 1:27 am
By: Announcements
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