The dramatic election on Tuesday of the compellingly rambunctious and successful businessman Donald Trump as President of the United States was a clear sign that the American people were prepared to give a non-politician the opportunity to return the U.S. to its rightful position in a chaotic world.
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2016 @ 1:17 am
By: Jim Kouri
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State Treasurer Janet Cowell, alongside bill sponsors Reps. Stephen Ross and Jeff Collins, joined Governor Pat McCrory at the State Capitol this morning for the signing of House Bill 1195.
Published: Wednesday, July 30th, 2014 @ 7:31 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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A defamation lawsuit filed 13 years ago by Gene Boyce and three other Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper, his 2000 campaign committee, and campaign worker Julia White finally is scheduled for a jury trial in April. On Friday, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III, who was...
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 9:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A House GOP-sponsored tax reform package got out of that chamber's Finance Committee on Tuesday, but not before it was tweaked to remove a cap that had been placed on deductions for mortgage interest, local property taxes and charitable contributions.
Published: Thursday, June 6th, 2013 @ 7:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Sunshine Week meeting to discuss a proposed new law making a violation of the state's open government laws found some senators not too keen on the idea.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 7:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voter photo ID (House Bill 351) has been dead in the water since Gov. Perdue cut it down with her veto pen last June.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2012 @ 9:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Remember the embarrassing Solyndra debacle perpetrated by the federal government? You would think that North Carolina lawmakers would have learned a lesson about the futility of granting government privileges to inefficient "green" energy schemes. Think again.
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 @ 7:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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From 1929 to 1974, more than 7,000 forced sterilizations were performed in North Carolina. The state-sponsored Eugenics Board, which was responsible for ordering sterilizations sanctioned by the government, was not abolished until 1977.
Published: Sunday, May 27th, 2012 @ 8:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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