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Some Triangle politicians continue to push for a new taxpayer-funded regional passenger rail system. Adrian Moore, vice president for policy at the Reason Foundation, says passenger rail makes no sense for most American communities, including North Carolina's Triangle region.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether they're taking a road less traveled or simply running late for class, students at East Carolina University now have an easier way to answer an important question: "When is the next bus coming?"
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 12:31 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina's mental health programs have faced fiscal challenges for several years, and the programs now are running a $35 million deficit.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Gov. Pat McCrory issued his first executive order Monday, rescinding an order issued by his predecessor, Democrat Bev Perdue, which Perdue exempted herself from at the end of her term of office.
Published: Thursday, January 10th, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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he John Locke Foundation Cordially invites you to Shaftesbury Society Luncheon with our special guest, Dr. John Staddon - Duke University: James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Professor of Biology
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 @ 6:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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All last week, we were inundated with warnings on how devastating hurricane Sandy would be to the Northeast corridor; the billions of dollars damage it would cost to lives and property.
Published: Monday, November 19th, 2012 @ 1:08 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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Public transit systems in North Carolina have become less about helping citizens move around their communities in the way they desire and more about planners gaining enough political power to impose their transportation preferences and land use fads on those citizens.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Orange County voters will decide in November whether to raise taxes on themselves to help "invest" $1.4 billion toward construction of 17 miles of transit line that would have a miniscule impact on traffic congestion and air pollution.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 1:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Headlines across the nation have been sounding the alarm about state government pensions. Even very conservative estimates place the total amount of unfunded state pension liabilities to be approaching a trillion dollars nationally.
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 @ 4:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If during the past few years of fiscal instability, you consoled yourself with the fact that at least North Carolina's pension fund for teachers and state employees was sound, I'm going to ruin your day.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 5:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A battle simmering between landowners and deer hunters who use dogs shows no signs of easing. Landowners believe that deer-dog hunters are infringing on their property rights because they have little recourse if hunters let dogs run loose on their land.
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2012 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate and House completed work on the 2012-13 state budget on Thursday, June 21, by adopting the joint conference report that makes changes to the second year of the state's biennial budget.
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 @ 5:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Orange County voters will decide the fate of a nearly $1.4 billion light rail project for Durham and Orange counties in the Nov. 6 general election.
Published: Sunday, June 10th, 2012 @ 11:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Orange County Board of Commissioners is expected Tuesday to approve a $1.4 billion light-rail project for Durham and Orange counties and vote June 5 on a half-cent sales tax to fund the controversial transit plan.
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Iredell County commissioners unanimously found wanting a proposal to build a $452 million, 25-mile commuter rail line from the center of Charlotte through Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson, to a termination point near Mooresville.
Published: Friday, March 23rd, 2012 @ 2:59 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, September 6, 2011.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2011 @ 11:33 pm
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 2, 2010.
Published: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Deatherage votes for majority of cuts, other five vote against
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 @ 5:33 pm
By: BCN
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