About 2,400 children taking part in the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program know they will receive money to help pay tuition, letting them attend private schools this fall.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U. S. Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 in the Hobby Lobby religious freedom case to support this retail company's first amendment right to hold certain religious and ethical beliefs over the will of the federal government's police power directed by a poorly written, and inconsistently enforced law.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Saturday, August 02, 2014, the House passed a $21.25 billion state budget. The Senate passed the same bipartisan state budget on Friday, August 01, 2014.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 12:31 pm
By: Bill Cook
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A recent blog post published by a liberal organization outlines the experiences of two students who sought to acquire free state-issued voter photo IDs from the NC DMV.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 11:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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My good friend and mentor, Wayne Martin, sent this to me. I send it to you as just one more example of the way terms like "liberal" and "conservative" are thrown around these days.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 11:25 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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On July 23, 2014, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Stacy Jones, age 33, of 322 Main Street in Edward. Jones' arrest stemmed from Investigators conducting controlled purchases of heroin. Jones was charged with three counts of Possession with Intent to Sell an
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 11:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Heritage Action has updated their conservatism rankings for the current session of Congress.
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 10:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I have been discussing teacher pay rankings for years. In fact, three years ago I wrote a newsletter piece titled, Education spending in North Carolina: The ranking problem. In that piece, I outlined the major problems associated with the National Education Association (NEA) rankings of teacher...
Published: Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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