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North Carolina voters have tried for a long time now to enact a common-sense voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 10:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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While most state government watchers were focused on a last-minute legislation at the General Assembly, some good news came out of the Office of the State Controller
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 2:57 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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N.C. Republican Party Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse said Democrats' efforts to compel information from him would chill political speech
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 12:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It feels like the 2017 session of the North Carolina General Assembly has lingered longer than grandma's Christmas fruitcake and the fruits and nuts have grown stale and distasteful
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 @ 6:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, North Carolina State Representative Beverly G. Boswell (R-Dare) formally announces her plan to seek re-election to the North Carolina General Assembly representing N.C. House District 6 - covering Currituck, Dare, Hyde and Pamlico counties
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Since I and other Republicans gained control of the General Assembly in 2011, the Assembly has championed the philosophy of cutting taxes - thus a lower sales tax rate, personal income tax rate and corporate tax rate on North Carolina families and businesses, while raising the standard deduction for
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 3:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Our legislators are due to return to Raleigh on January 10th, another continuation of the 2017 session they just can't seem to conclude
Published: Sunday, December 31st, 2017 @ 2:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's Constitution is essentially a social contract between the people and its government
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 2:38 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina General Assembly reconvened the 2017 Regular Session at noon on Wednesday January 25th
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As legislative Republicans return to Raleigh, additional tax reforms will be on their agenda
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2017 @ 3:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At least two major "known unknowns" complicate predictions about the course of the N.C. General Assembly's 2017 session
Published: Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thomas Jefferson had lots to say about lots of things. As the North Carolina General Assembly begins its 2017 session and new Gov. Roy Cooper begins his term
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2017 @ 11:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2017 long session of the General Assembly starts Wednesday, and the first day is likely to be more ceremonial than substantive
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 5:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's office of state controller reported a General Fund surplus of nearly $1 billion in its final report on the 2015-16 fiscal year
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2016 @ 4:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Capitol Connection provides an overview of yesterday’s contentious special session called to repeal HB 2.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The state House on Tuesday unanimously approved a $200.9 million disaster relief package for North Carolinians whose lives were uprooted this fall by Hurricane Matthew in the eastern part of the state and wildfires in the west
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the 115th Congress convenes in early January, North Carolina's delegation is poised to play a prominent role in charting a post-Obama course on a host of policy issues
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2016 @ 10:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Top legislative budget and tax writers say the N.C. General Assembly isn't likely to tackle more extensive tax reform next year. Nor are major spending changes in the works
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome of the governor's race, North Carolina will continue its role as one of the nation's leading practitioners of conservative reform and innovation
Published: Thursday, November 24th, 2016 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If Attorney General Roy Cooper's election day lead over incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory eventually becomes a victory, the incoming Democrat will face an incredibly difficult challenge in pushing any of his agenda through a GOP-dominated General Assembly, election analysts say
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some North Carolina craft breweries plan to ask the General Assembly next year to change a state law they say is stunting their growth, but there's little indication the association representing large beer wholesalers will cede any of their control over the state's beer distribution
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a lengthy and often messy process of both public and private negotiations, leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate appear to be on the cusp of completing a state spending plan for the 2015-17 budget biennium.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2015 @ 11:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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