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The career of Calvin Coolidge, one of the greatest leaders in American history, has a lot to teach current and prospective leaders right here in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2016 @ 9:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For me, it's always been red. Anyone who knows me has heard me say that the only colors I need in my closet are black, white, red and purple.
Published: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016 @ 11:37 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Transportation planners on Monday told a House committee that the cumulative gap between anticipated revenues and projected spending through 2040 would be about $60 billion
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory urges drivers to continue to exercise caution until warmer temperatures melt the wintry mix of precipitation that caused dangerous driving conditions.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 @ 3:15 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory reports that the North Carolina State Emergency Response Team is closely monitoring the weather and preparing for the approaching winter storm and recommended that residents do the same.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2016 @ 1:42 am
By: McCrory Communications
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While roads conditions are improving and power is being restored across much of North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory urged residents to remain cautious as they venture out.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 11:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As temperatures remained low with no prospect for thawing until Sunday, Governor Pat McCrory said that safety was still the top concern for him and the state emergency operations team.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 1:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a briefing at Emergency Operations Center Saturday morning, Governor Pat McCrory urged citizens to stay vigilant during the first significant winter storm of the season.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 @ 12:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory briefed citizens from the State Emergency Operations Center Friday morning on the response to the latest winter storm impacts.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 12:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory is urging North Carolinians to prepare for winter weather and monitor local forecasts as the state's first significant winter storm moves in later today
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 @ 11:04 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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After decades of delays and court challenges, 2015 was the year that Governor Pat McCrory announced North Carolina will move forward with the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project with construction beginning in spring of 2016.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Frustrated by how long it takes for a good idea, or even just a passable one, to gain traction and momentum in today's Washington, D.C.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 11:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Beaufort County Emergency Management is asking all motorist who do not live the flooded areas to please stay away from them
Published: Monday, October 5th, 2015 @ 11:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As a longtime observer of the North Carolina legislature, I have a pet peeve: lawmakers, lobbyists, and reporters alike focus too much attention on the General Fund of the state budget, those expenditures funded largely by state taxes on incomes and retail sales.
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 11:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That North Carolina's system of automobile inspections persists is, as I wrote in my 2013 report on Carolina Cronyism, "a triumph of cronyism." North Carolina is one of only 17 states that require safety inspections of automobiles, though there have been frequent legislative efforts to end them...
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2015 @ 2:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite recent legislation easing some restrictions on the marketplace, North Carolina's rate-setting structure for car insurance is little more than a government price-fixing scheme that hits consumers in the wallet while protecting the profits of some insurance companies, a consumer advocate...
Published: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, August 28, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against the City of Belmont, North Carolina, alleging violations of state public records law.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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More than 1.5 million students across the state will head back to the classroom next week and our North Carolina officials want to make sure those students arrive safely and ready to learn.
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2015 @ 6:41 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Got a traffic ticket? Want to get it reduced?
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 3:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Sunday, 08/09/2015 at 7:30 p.m. Retired Sheriff R. Alan Jordan was involved in a motor vehicle crash while riding his motorcycle in the Chocowinity area.
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On this Fourth of July Week, North Carolina is unveiling a new state license plate that recognizes the state's historic role in the creation of the United States. Beginning today, North Carolina motorists can choose a new "First in Freedom" standard state license plate for the first time since 1982.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Despite widespread vocal opposition from area business leaders and residents, Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation officials maintain it is too late for the state to scrap the controversial 26-mile Interstate 77 tolling project between Charlotte and Mooresville in favor o
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after his transportation team reached an agreement that gives the go-ahead for the construction of a parallel bridge to replace the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 10:21 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The N.C. Chamber is resurrecting an idea to pay for roads that eventually could confront concerns over the growing gap between increasing highway use and dwindling fuel tax revenues.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the final segment of I-485 today in Charlotte.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 2:56 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory signed six bills into law today
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 4:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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The news that North Carolina's state General Fund budget revenue is now predicted to come in $400 million above original estimates caused the Left to go into full spin mode. For months, liberal progressives were fretting about the end of Western Civilization as we know it due to earlier...
Published: Saturday, May 9th, 2015 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation that will immediately reduce North Carolina's gas tax as part of a finance plan that will stabilize revenue needed for the state’s transportation projects.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 2:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Charges against Mount Airy resident Myra Combs of driving while impaired were dismissed after a judge ruled that the traffic stop in which she was arrested violated her constitutional rights.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 5:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory yesterday released his budget proposal for the next biennium. In odd-numbered years like this one, the legislature passes a two-year budget plan, and the following year will make adjustments to the second year of the plan.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It has taken some 2 months to get there, but I finally got a first-hand look at our basement jail which has been the source of much discussion in recent months.
Published: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 @ 7:46 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory briefed citizens from the State Emergency Operations Center Wednesday morning on the response to last night's snowfall across the state.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 10:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory activated the State Emergency Response Team for the second time in two weeks to respond to a statewide winter storm.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 7:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Back-to-back winter storms will bring measurable snowfall to much of the state twice in three days, a rarity for North Carolina. By the weekend, two separate winter storm systems will have moved across the state. Today's band of snow showers is expected to bring 1-2 inches of snow in the Triangle...
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 10:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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