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Spindale Town Councilman Ben Edwards said he was agitated when he learned House Majority Leader Mike Hager was running unopposed in House District 112, which the Republican had represented since 2011
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 1:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Baseball is all the rage in Fayetteville, with the city close to signing a deal that would commit $35 million for a new baseball stadium in the hope of attracting a minor-league team to town.
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Hillary Clinton campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) leaders demanded Clinton, Roy Cooper and Deborah Ross, start telling the truth to the people of North Carolina.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2016 @ 12:37 am
By: Russell Allen
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Saying a potential move by the City Council could make prices in the neighborhood served by the Durham Rescue Mission cost-prohibitive, the mission's leaders used an Aug. 31 press event to ask city leaders not to include a number of the mission's parcels in a proposed historic district
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 11:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 2:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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With early voting for city elections in Charlotte beginning in two days, the North Carolina Republican Party released the following statement regarding the mayor's race
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 12:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After nearly two months of debate over crowd control, safety issues, and noise downtown, on Aug. 4, the Raleigh City Council approved a three-month pilot program placing curfews and maximum capacity rules on sidewalk patios.
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory presented the state's highest award for volunteer service in 2015 to 21 recipients today during a ceremony at the State Capitol. Volunteers from across the state were recognized for their dedication and outstanding service that enriches the lives of others and makes a...
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 4:05 am
By: Chris Downey
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We've had judges try to tell us that Jefferson, Adams & co. all created a right to taxpayer-funded abortion when they drafted our Constitution.
Published: Friday, October 10th, 2014 @ 7:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"I didn't go looking for this opportunity," said John Rhodes, the best-known of the three qualified write-in candidates for US Senate in North Carolina. "It found me.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 9:43 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Opponents say a tax on plastic bags being explored by the Raleigh City Council would be "extraordinarily regressive," could cost consumers $1.8 million annually, would not help the environment, and may be unconstitutional.
Published: Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina remains in dire economic times. Unemployment is hiding at 9.4 percent, one of the worst in the nation.
Published: Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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GOPers in the Greensboro-High Point area are still a little sore about the fallout from a March dinner honoring retiring congressman Howard Coble.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:20 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Earl Jones wants to win back the North Carolina House District 60 seat he lost four years ago, but will have to defeat Cecil Brockman, a campaign strategist who helped to oust him from the General Assembly, and David Small, a youthful small business owner.
Published: Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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So how will the city pay for this event center? In the words of Charles Penny, Rocky Mount City Manager, "By expanding our tax base."
Published: Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 @ 12:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We've done some extensive reporting on the speaker's activities on Jones Street. Greg Brannon – one of speaker Thom's opponents in the US Senate primary campaign has raised ethical questions about the state House's top man.
Published: Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 @ 6:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The JLF research staff is completing the upcoming edition of our City and County Issue Guide, and in so doing I am writing about convention centers, stadiums, and other municipal vanity projects. The projects are invariably sold to city leaders as sure-fire ways to boost the local economy and raise
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We told you the other day about the outrageous behavior of the Rocky Mount City Council.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 3:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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When I first heard about what happened Monday night in Rocky Mount, I couldn't believe it. A reader from the Rocky Mount area tipped me off to an incident at that night's city council meeting. He directed me to this video, which details it in all its, um, glory.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 12:52 am
By: Brant Clifton
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When Indian Trail Councilman David Waddell chose to submit his resignation from the council in Klingon - the fictional language of the aliens from the "Star Trek" franchise - it was just one of many unusual things going on in the bedroom community near Charlotte.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We took a look at Thom Tillis’s money in a previous post. Now, let’s look at the financial doings of Charlotte pastor-turned-candidate Mark Harris.
Published: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013 @ 7:10 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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As we approach the 2014 vote, the PR stunts, dirty tricksters, and other political slimeballs will start oozing out of the woodwork.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 1:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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At the recent candidates forum for the Washington City Council one of the questions posed to the candidates was related to how the city and county could cooperate better.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 9:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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My Dad and I have developed a number of pieces of property in Beaufort County over the years. As any Realtor will tell you, location is the key to success.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 6:38 pm
By: Harry Meredith, Jr.
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The Office of Governor McCrory announced the following appointments to the newly formed North Carolina Military Affairs Commission.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is Part II of a two-part series. The first part detailed the audit of the Raleigh Business and Technology Center, a "business incubator" in Southeast Raleigh.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week, Civitas wrote about how a city audit uncovered widespread cronyism and financial misconduct at the Raleigh Business and Technology Center.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 @ 7:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It was one of the most contentious bills this legislative session, but Senate Bill 81 ultimately was approved, transferring ownership of...
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We reported earlier on an uproar in Davidson County about filling a vacant state House seat. State Rep. Jerry Dockham (R), the area's legislator since the 90s, resigned to take an appointment to the NC Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Guess what? Evidence is suggesting that toll road projects - like the one proposed for I-77 in Mecklenburg County - may not be the budgetary magic bullet that the state bureaucracy is hoping for. ABC NewsChannel 11 has the story.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 @ 9:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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