In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New grants will help public schools provide nutritious school breakfast to more children to support their health, development and learning
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 2:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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“Summertime… and the living is easy. Fish are jumping and the cotton is high.” Anticipation of summer parties, cookouts and pool parties. Beach trips and lake trips, and our favorite, the Neuse River.
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 3:01 am
By: Lib Campbell
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RALEIGH: North Carolina will get $500,000 to help more low-income households afford monthly high-speed internet service, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 12:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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President Donald J. Trump and his Administration are working to support the safe reopening of schools for the fall.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new grant program will help expand school breakfast access in ten North Carolina School Districts, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper announced today
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 1:01 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is once again working to protect American children from unsafe, foreign foods that may not pass U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection or other quality standards
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 @ 10:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the traditional school year gets underway, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper are encouraging North Carolina schools to expand school breakfast opportunities for students
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 @ 11:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Senator Harry Brown said the Senate would not have budget votes this week as originally planned. "It may get delayed a few days," he said last week. "There's a few pieces where the provisions are just difficult to put together - some education provisions and (health and human services) provisions."
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 12:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When folks talk about poverty in schools, they typically reference the number of students who receive a free or reduced price lunch (FRL), which means that I often need to consult FRL statistics published annually by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI). But reviewing last year's data...
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 @ 4:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The School Nutrition Association (SNA) recently held its National School Breakfast Week. The 2013 theme, "Be a Star with School Breakfast" helped students understand how eating a healthy breakfast at school helps them shine like their favorite stars.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 7:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There was no disguising harsh sentiments between candidates for state superintendent of public instruction at a public forum in Raleigh Monday night when incumbent Democrat June Atkinson and Republican challenger John Tedesco clashed over a 90-minute span.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 11:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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These latest announcements from Chocowinity Middle School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.
Published: Sunday, May 27th, 2012 @ 4:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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he substitution of a chicken nugget lunch at a Hoke County pre-kindergarten program in January has done more than raise a few eyebrows. It has raised the ire of many who believe that government is overstepping its regulatory bounds.
Published: Thursday, April 5th, 2012 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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