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GOP Rep. Garret Graves of Louisiana said the House Republican conference needed a week’s recess to “decompress” after a contentious vote that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The alienation of affection lawsuit filed against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ended officially Wednesday with a voluntary dismissal.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Scott Lassiter, an assistant principal at Connections Academy Middle School and member of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, filed a lawsuit against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, accusing Moore of helping to break up Lassiter’s marriage.
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis met one-on-one with Iowa voters on Saturday during a stop in Sioux Center where he gave a lengthy speech about the road ahead for conservatives ahead of his expected presidential announcement.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 8:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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A bill that would reduce the number of bids required for the state to contract house repairs after a disaster passed a N.C. House Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians are hearing from election officials and leaders from both major political about why they can have confidence in North Carolina’s elections.
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 2:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stein's vote and works
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 12:01 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The NC Department of Administration’s Council for Women and Youth Involvement today unveiled data from the 2020 Status of Women in North Carolina: Political Participation Report in a virtual event.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 @ 11:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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President Donald Trump won the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night, as he faced no serious competitors in what was seen as a symbolic vote.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:16 am
By: Daily Wire
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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: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 @ 6:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Greg Murphy's use of Amy Kremer as his hatchet person is absurdity at its best!
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 9:31 pm
By: Chip Olmstead
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Today's Opportunity Zones announcement is another reason why tax reform is good for Kentucky families and our state's economy. Opportunity Zones will breathe new life into struggling communities left behind by Obama-era policies.
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 7:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At least one veteran N.C. jurist expects a ruling other than 4-3 when the state Supreme Court decides a case pitting the Democratic governor against the Republican-led General Assembly
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2017 @ 9:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A law banning plastic grocery bags in some Outer Banks communities may be unconstitutional, says a prominent former lawmaker
Published: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Early evening recriminations and allegations of bad faith to resolve the lingering House Bill 2 saga flared up Tuesday between General Assembly Republican leadership and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 6:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. Dennis Riddell, R-Alamance, is under no illusion a constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits will be an easy sell, even though the earliest anyone would be barred from running for re-election is 2035
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 12:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A controversial Oct. 15 resolution passed by the national board of the NAACP calling for a nationwide moratorium on public charter schools has led some North Carolina lawmakers and school-choice advocates to question whether the NAACP is more beholden to powerful lobbies
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2016 @ 9:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two House bills intended to reduce partisan manipulation of legislative redistricting could be acted on in the short session starting in April, though retiring Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, predicted the Senate would not approve either.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cracks are appearing in the longstanding school tradition of breaking for the summer; not everyone prefers the traditional schedule. In some circles, a year-round schedule is gaining in popularity. For example, in Wake County, more than a third of elementary schools have year-round schedules.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 @ 5:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two of the state's most powerful lawmakers are perplexed that their education reform bill passed unanimously in the House but immediately was assigned to the Senate's Ways and Means Committee, a graveyard for legislation.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina students no longer would be required to take final exams under a bill passed by the House 116-2 on Tuesday, with supporters of House Bill 248 saying the tests vary from district-to-district, making it impossible to compare results across district lines.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that would require appellate judges to win retention elections to hold their seats. If House Bill 222 becomes law, it would apply to the chief justice and other justices on the N.C. Supreme Court as well as all judges on the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kudos to Senate leader Phil Berger for his incisive answer as to whether he would support an independent redistricting commission. According to Gary Robertson of the Associated Press, Berger said...
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday. The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger's posterior.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Liberal activists may fume, and left-wing editorialists may grind their teeth, but legislative leaders are going to defend energetically their 2013 opportunity scholarship bill against lawsuits by the teacher union and other special interests.
Published: Saturday, April 19th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you thought Election Day was Nov. 6, you might want to reconsider. Depending on where you live and what office you're talking about, Election Day could be in July or May. In some places and in some races, it occurred when candidate filing ended Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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He is unable to walk like kids his age, but my niece's son gave his family the best gift ever when he pulled himself up and balanced against a fence while playing in the Arizona sunshine.
Published: Thursday, December 26th, 2013 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's nothing worse than a complainer - except a complainer who expects someone else to solve a problem. So I have a challenge for conservatives who, with good reason, rail against the state of public education in North Carolina: If you truly believe individual responsibility is a fu
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 1:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, R-Wake, the House speaker pro tem, says a provision passed late in the General Assembly's session - giving lawmakers...
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this week Representatives Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Brian Brown (R-Pitt) and Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) introduced HB 944, the Opportunity Scholarship Act.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 9:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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House Speaker Pro Tem Paul "Skip" Stam proposes to spend $90 million the next two years providing "equal opportunity scholarship grants" to low-income students...
Published: Sunday, April 14th, 2013 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill passed Wednesday by the House Elections Committee would require local government special elections to be conducted during regularly scheduled general elections and primary elections in even-numbered years.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2013 @ 8:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers would receive a tax relief refund when state revenues exceed 5 percent of budgeted amounts under a state constitutional amendment proposed by Rep. John Blust, R-Guilford.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 @ 10:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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