The Office of the Governor of North Carolina released the following statement after learning that three liberal advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in federal court against State Board of Elections (SBOE), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly 20 members of the General Assembly, including several powerful veteran lawmakers, will not be running for re-election in 2016, and that number could swell as the candidate filing period that opens today at noon moves forward
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressional Republicans say they are short of the votes for raising the debt limit and avoiding a first-ever government default. With barely a week before deadline, there's no plan on what to do.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Conservatives just helped oust a speaker who was okay with the Wall Street bailout, debt ceiling increases, and amnesty for illegals.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2015 @ 4:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)has dropped out of the race for the Speakership of the House moments before members were set to go behind closed doors to nominate a GOP candidate on the floor.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 2:13 am
By: Brant Clifton
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THAT is the spin being circulated by the establishment in the wake of John Boehner's resignation from Congress.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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September 22 is National Voter Registration Day, and the State Board of Elections is encouraging North Carolina's 6.38 million voters to check their registration status online.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 3:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lest you are going to assume I am saying the Pope forced the Speaker of the House (3rd in line as President), you are jumping to far too much a conclusion about a so-called "liberal."
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 3:02 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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As I write this the BOEM (Bureau of Energy Management) is advocating for our offshore oil in the depths of the Graveyard of the Atlantic and adjacent to both the Outer Banks and Gulf Stream.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Judge James L. Baker was sworn in today as the third Republican member of the bipartisan State Board of Elections.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) are again urging Speaker John Boehner to bring up an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for debate and vote.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Renee Ellmers is running to and fro trying to convince low-information voters across the Second District that she has been a valiant warrior princess against ObamaCare. Chamber of Commerce
Published: Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 @ 7:27 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Civitas Institute has called on the State Board of Elections (SBOE) to investigate the campaign reporting practices of the North Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance (NCCEBA) PAC.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 11:09 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Congressman Walter Jones is standing with Mark Meadows in his effort to oust John Boehner as Speaker of the House
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 2:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Boehner and his team - and, surprisingly, a number of Meadows's fellow conservatives - are publicly poo-poing Meadows and his resolution.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 6:50 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Coming and Going, a Vietnam Story
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Chairman Josh Howard has accepted the resignation of Paul Foley from the State Board of Elections.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2015 @ 6:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Mark Meadows collected a lot of new fans with his recent tussle with John Boehner and crew. An effort has arisen to encourage Meadows to forego election to the House in 2016 and primary incumbent US senator Richard Burr.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The State Board of Elections on Wednesday will host the first of nine public hearings on proposed rules for the implementation of voter ID requirements that takes effect in 2016.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-3) sent a letter to Speaker John Boehner urging him to take action on President Obama's Authorization for the Use of Military Force request released on February 11, 2015 to authorize military operations
Published: Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 @ 11:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I continue to receive mail requesting that I donate money to the National GOP. I have sent a note to stop these requests. Today, I received a card in the mail identifying me as a donor.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: Ray Leary
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Barry Obama likes it. Renee Ellmers likes it. John Boehner LOVES IT. So does Nancy Pelosi. (We should ALL be worried.)
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 8:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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I attended the meeting yesterday at Manteo of (BOEM), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. It was at the Ramada Inn, 4th floor conference room.
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 11:16 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Remember the kerfluffle late last year over the CRomnibus? Boehner, McConnell & co. all told us that they would only fund Homeland Security through February.
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman James P. McGovern sent a letter to Speaker Boehner calling for him to schedule a full debate when President Obama submits a request for the use of military force to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria in the coming days.
Published: Monday, February 9th, 2015 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Watch your wallets. The dawn of the new year signals the return of the leeches and other assorted parasites to Capitol Hill. Be on the lookout for brand new ways for "getting something done" with someone else's money.
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The State Board of Elections today released demographic statistics for the 2014 General Election.
Published: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It added to our already out-of-control federal debt. It’s fully funded ObamaCare and amnesty.
Published: Monday, December 15th, 2014 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Question: What do you get when you hold your nose while voting? Answer: Pretty much the same damn thing you would have gotten from the guys and gals you voted against.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We’ve learned that there just might be a crony capitalism angle in the amnesty fight for at least one powerful House Republican.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Recounts are underway in fourteen contests across North Carolina after the deadline to request a recount closed Tuesday evening.
Published: Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 @ 12:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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All 100 county boards of election will meet Friday morning to authenticate results from the 2014 General Election.
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2014 @ 10:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections results website has encountered intermittent outages and updating lags.
Published: Thursday, November 6th, 2014 @ 9:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Midterm voter participation in North Carolina set a new record tonight. As of 10:34PM, 2,717,920 voters had cast ballots. In 2010, turnout was 2,700,393.
Published: Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 @ 1:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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