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If passed, North Carolina’s hotly contested hemp law will probably end up in court, says the state legislator leading efforts to ban the plant’s smokable flower.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 @ 3:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The future of smokable hemp in North Carolina remains unsettled, nearly a month after lawmakers last took it up.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic lawmakers want the General Assembly to act on a pair of gun-control bills.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2019 @ 5:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On a Tuesday in June, mothers who lost children to distracted driving took a minute to speak.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On this day 55 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin.
Published: Friday, July 5th, 2019 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, the Senate passed the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund our military and national defense next year.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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On Thursday morning, the New Hampshire Senate voted to override Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of a bill to repeal the death penalty.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:11 am
By: Daily Wire
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Ten years ago, the passage of Obamacare vastly increased the federal government’s role in our health–care system.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2019 @ 9:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, signed into law one of the most pro-life laws in the nation, outlawing abortion at eight weeks, save an exception for the life or risk of major physical harm to the mother.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 3:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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My email and snail mail are full of advertisements telling me how to get rich with cannabis or to us commoners "marijuana'.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 5:15 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Remarks by President Trump at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum | Indianapolis, IN
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 @ 3:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, I am formally announcing my Administration's plan to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including its Qods Force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Crowded is an understatement. Twenty-six candidates from four political parties lined up to seek the vacant 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat in a July 9 special election
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A straw poll was held at the 3rd Congressional District Meeting on Saturday, March 2 to see which candidate for the US House (to fill the seat vacated by Congressman Walter Jones' untimely passing) and Michael Speciale was the winner.
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 10:00 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Did you know that North Carolina used to be the nation's leader in locally owned and operated distilleries?
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thank You, President Trump for taking the initiative to acknowledge the humanity in an unborn child and thank you for pointing out the inhumanity of those would-be mothers who choose to abort the life inside them.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:21 am
By: Diane Rufino
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A federal district court in Denver has ruled that Christian cake artist and baker, Jack Phillips, can proceed in his lawsuit against the State of Colorado for its alleged continued harassment of him on account of his religious beliefs.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 @ 3:00 am
By: Diane Rufino
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December 15 marks a very special day in our founding history - On that date in 1791, the first 14 states (Vermont had just been admitted to the Union as the 14th state), ratified the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution, known collectively as our Bill of Rights.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there.
Published: Friday, November 23rd, 2018 @ 10:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On March 3rd, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) aka Obamacare was signed into law with the promise of slowing the rising costs of health care
Published: Monday, November 5th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I understand that it's been decades since the last President came here. And I'm very surprised that President Obama didn't come here for Obamacare. Explain that one to me.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 7:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday, President Trump announced to Axios on HBO that he would pursue an executive order to outlaw birthright citizenship just before the election.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In keeping with his campaign pledge, the President continues to donate his salary on a quarterly basis to further important priorities. Today, President Trump is proud to donate his 2018 second-quarter salary to the Small Business Administration.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Laws that forbid price increases during extreme events have bad unintended consequences at the very worst of times. Precisely because of those consequences, economists and pundits at the John Locke Foundation have warned against those laws for decades
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 11:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The forecast for Hurricane Florence looks bleak. It's hard to imagine as of this writing, but if the storm proceeds the way it's predicted to go, then by next week people's lives and neighborhoods in many areas of the state, from the coastal towns to the central Piedmont, will be radically altered
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With this morning's forecast showing Hurricane Florence only hours away and powerful winds set to reach North Carolina beaches and sounds tomorrow morning, Governor Roy Cooper urged residents to complete preparations and obey local authorities regarding evacuations
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 11:13 am
By: Governor's Office
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Head distiller Chris Jude steps through a door at the High Wire Distilling Co. in Charleston, South Carolina. Jude, who's from Boone, enters the tasting room and bar, making the short trip from the place spirits are made to the place spirits are served
Published: Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 @ 12:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Lois Victoria Outlaw Smith, age 83, a resident of River Trace and a former resident of Washington Park died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital
Published: Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 @ 10:54 am
By: Announcements
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On Friday, Ireland is set to hold a referendum to allow abortion in state hospitals
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: Daily Wire
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The President just finished rolling out new actions and proposals to drive down prescription drug prices for all Americans. The current situation is unacceptable, and fixing high drug prices is a top priority for the President.
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rulemakers in the village of Deerfield, Illinois, have voted unanimously to ban semi-automatic rifles, along with pistols and shotguns "with certain features," as well as with magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 9:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This is an updated status on 2 earlier blog postings (included below) about the Construction of a Giant Net along the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people who want to jump off of the bridge to commit suicide from committing suicide once they jump off of the bridge.
Published: Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 @ 8:58 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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