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The Citizens for Better Government of Beaufort County NC ("CBG"), with the assistance of the Civitas Institute, has filed suit against the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 1:54 am
By: Ray Leary
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In today's world of politics the common citizen is of no value to politicians except at election time. I have seen the dismissal of incredibly important citizen issues by politicians and governmental officials at every level of government.
Published: Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 @ 9:56 am
By: Adam O'Neal
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Town of Belhaven Agenda for Town Council - April 10, 2017
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2017 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Media law experts believe the North Carolina Military Affairs Commission violated the spirit — if not the letter — of state laws requiring the conduct of public meetings in a transparent manner
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 9:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed an emergency motion with the state Supreme Court petitioning for reinstatement of a preliminary injunction or issuance of a stay blocking a Court of Appeals ruling to allow the merger of the state Board of Elections and Ethics Commission to proceed
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2017 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's public schools are in serious trouble, says the incoming superintendent, who expressed a sense of urgency in fixing the system
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2017 @ 2:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education on Tuesday convened a special meeting to discuss the constitutionality of House Bill 17, but members adjourned without saying what they talked about or revealing their next move, if they have one
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 4:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Pay increases that were awarded last week to seven UNC system chancellors reflect a national trend that tends to inflate salaries for public higher-education administrators, an expert on college affordability said
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2016 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the second consecutive Sunday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting by conference call to take up challenges to the handling of the Nov. 8 election at the county level
Published: Monday, November 28th, 2016 @ 10:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill that would increase access to information about the costs, benefits, and consequences of college degrees available in North Carolina passed the state House on Wednesday by a vote of 101-16 and has been placed on Monday's Senate calendar
Published: Monday, June 20th, 2016 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following a three-hour special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors Tuesday, university leaders agreed to seek legal representation in a federal lawsuit over House Bill 2
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 12:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid questions about legislative interference in the actions of the UNC Board of Governors, the board voted Friday to make records of its controversial Oct. 30 meeting available for review by members of the General Assembly.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 8:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The UNC Board of Governors rightly recognizes gaps in its knowledge of the law - and admits its need for coaching on the subject, said Jonathan Jones, director of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition and Sunshine Center at Elon University.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Superior Court judge ordered the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education to release previously undisclosed information about the circumstances surrounding the departure of a school superintendent in what media lawyer John Bussian said was "a big deal" for the public's right to know.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The UNC Board of Governors' Oct. 30 closed-session vote to increase pay for 12 chancellors - which passed by a narrow 16-13 margin - will face the scrutiny of the General Assembly's Joint Legislative Commission on Government Operations Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Legislative Office...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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UNC Board of Governors Chairman John Fennebresque and Margaret Spellings, the top candidate to become UNC system president, left a recent "emergency" meeting of the board to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory, a source at the meeting told Carolina Journal. Fennebresque and Spellings were in a closed...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory's spokesman confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the governor met with "a candidate" for president of the UNC system at the governor's mansion. This news, in an email to Carolina Journal, came just as the UNC system released an agenda showing that the new president will be named at...
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today's emergency meeting of the UNC Board of Governors, where a possible successor to outgoing president Tom Ross will be interviewed, has been called an attempt to bypass a law enacted by the General Assembly requiring more transparency in the selection process, leading several board members to...
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2015 @ 2:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Government of Beaufort County meets every month for at least one general meeting to discuss and act on the county's business.
Published: Monday, October 5th, 2015 @ 5:58 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for July 13, 2015
Published: Friday, August 7th, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Government of Beaufort County meets every month for at least one general meeting to discuss and act on the county's business.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 10:59 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for July 13, 2015
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 5:01 am
By: Christopher Maye
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, October, Monday, November 3, 2014 6, 2014
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 10:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 8, in the Board Room of Building 10 on the BCCC campus. The board will immediately enter into a closed session to discuss personnel. For information about the upcoming board meeting...
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 2:35 am
By: Chris Downey
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A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday heard arguments in a public records case pitting an Alamance County newspaper against the local school board in a dispute that could establish guidelines for resolving future government secrecy complaints.
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals has scheduled oral arguments for April 6 in a high-profile case pitting the public's access to official records against government attempts to suppress information from public view.
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 11:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has been ordered to expedite review of a lawsuit involving a newspaper's request to see records detailing the firing of the superintendent of the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education
Published: Saturday, February 14th, 2015 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2014
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 2:39 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their General Meeting on Monday, August 4, 2014
Published: Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 @ 10:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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One North Carolina city borrowed millions from its water and sewer fund to support its municipal broadband service and paid the price with a downgraded bond rating.
Published: Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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