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On Thursday, the North Carolina Senate approved a bill to make Wake County Commissioner elections more democratic.
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An Ohio school district centered in a tiny town of 560 people has responded to recent school shootings by permitting its teachers to be armed.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday, all seven Democratic Wake County Commissioners expressed their full support for a compromise version of House Bill 99, a bill filed by Rep. Erin Paré, R-Wake.
Published: Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 @ 5:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The proposed measure House Bill 99 would make Wake County commissioner races nonpartisan and elect commissioners by the voters in their districts rather than the entire county.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 3:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 99 looks to modify Wake County Commissioners elections from partisan and countywide to non-partisan elections and by district. This proposed change has caused some to exaggerate the impact of the bill. So, what do the numbers say?
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 99, sponsored by Erin Paré (R-Wake), introduces an essential reform to how county commissioners would be elected in Wake County. It also makes a change that would deny voters helpful information.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2021, the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to redraw their own district lines and lengthen their terms. They also voted themselves 132% pay increases, more than doubling their salaries.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 10:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Local school districts retain the authority to determine whether teachers can carry firearms.
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 3:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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A new N.C. House bill would expand administrative law judges' ability to kill state government rules.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2022 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law: House Bill 604, House Bill 597 & House Bill 99
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 11:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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N.C. lawmakers, one could argue, have had unprecedented success this legislative session in reforming the state’s archaic laws governing spirituous liquor.
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gentry Lassiter and his wife, Rebecca, run a small distillery on the main street in Knightdale.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A stack of bills from lawmakers looking to modernize the way North Carolina distributes and sells liquor is growing.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 4:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One bill would give a boost to the state’s thriving beer market by adding another level of breweries.
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2019 @ 2:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill filed Tuesday, April 2, in the N.C. House would dramatically revamp how the state governs liquor sales and distribution, including a provision allowing for Sunday sales.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The stack of bills from N.C. lawmakers looking to reform and modernize the state’s 80-year-old liquor laws is growing.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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More foreign-born doctors educated in the U.S. are seeking visa waivers to practice medicine in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 7:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting in 2011, North Carolina lawmakers have implemented transformational changes resulting in a strong and growing economy
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, Governor Cooper took action on 39 bills that were passed by the General Assembly and brought to his desk for approval
Published: Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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“I came here to make a living, not a killing,” California native Dr. Patrick Kelley said from the basement workshop of his Graham County dentist office.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s a simple illustration of the urban/rural population divide in North Carolina: The state’s two most-populous counties — Wake and Mecklenburg — are home to about as many people as the total number of residents in the 18 smallest counties
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following five bills into law
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 11:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 N.C. General Assembly Short Session. Below are some of the issues that I will be working on in the coming weeks.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The 2013 legislative session has at times been contentious, sometimes controversial, often frustrating, but in the end, very successful. This has been a good...
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 1:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Representative Paul Tine announced that he voted for the Tax Reform Bill, House Bill 998.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate tentatively passed legislation Tuesday that simplifies the state’s 1930s Depression-era tax code, provides major tax relief to all North Carolinians and makes the state far more attractive to job-creating businesses.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 @ 6:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state Senate, amid a rift among the chamber's leadership, gave its initial approval Thursday to a tax reform bill that would establish a flat tax, lower personal income taxes, and phase out the corporate income tax.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their version of tax reform as the chamber's Finance Committee gave the bill a thumbs up. The measure...
Published: Friday, June 14th, 2013 @ 11:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When is a sales-tax increase not really a sales-tax increase? If you want to make sense of the contrasting claims about tax reform in North Carolina, this is one...
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 2:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of the House Finance Committee heard the details of the House tax reform plan this week.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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