At least four gold bars that federal investigators recovered during their search of Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) home are directly linked to one of the men accused of bribing Menendez.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 7:41 pm
By: Daily Wire
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I have always thought Ray Charles was one of those generational performers, who was put on this earth to entertain and entertain quite well was our fortunate outcome.
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 2:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Emerging Issues Forum always puts a microscope on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and this year's event was no exception.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Progressive critics of North Carolina's historic 2013 tax reforms are quick to seize on topline unemployment rate figures in an attempt to discredit the rate cuts. But a closer look shows that in fact our state has enjoyed stellar job growth since taxes were cut.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A report released this week by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows encouraging progress about HIV and AIDS in the state.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2015 @ 2:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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William Stanhope Deatherage, Jr. and Katherine Buckman Deatherage are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Henry Marshall Deatherage. He was born on February 11th, 2013 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital, weighing 8 pounds and five ounces and measuring 21 inches in length.
Published: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 @ 3:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s public schools have just released end-of-grade and end-of-course test scores for the 2013-14 school year.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators have been to school in the complications and frustrations resulting from tax policy changes.
Published: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 1:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's historic 2013 tax reform is once again under attack, and once again the critics are using misleading claims and false narratives to deceive the public.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last Friday, some 44,000 discouraged North Carolina workers suddenly disappeared... Relax. It's not as mysterious and tragic as it sounds. What happened was that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its long-awaited revision of five years of household-employment data for North Carolina...
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It was a great meeting with a great discovery = we get to direct our own show here. The DOT has changed it's whole approach. No longer are they wanting to cram things down our throats.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Bureaucrats at the NC Dept. of Transportation plan to coerce local transportation planning organizations into requesting ferry tolls on all untolled ferry routes.
Published: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 @ 10:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Following the resignation of Joyce Krawiec as Vice Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party, Glen Bradley has announced his interest in the upcoming appointment for the Vice Chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 5:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The average North Carolina household in every income category received a tax cut from the 2013 tax reform.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2014 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rows and flows of angel hair ... And ice cream castles in the air ... And feather canyons ev'rywhere ... I've looked at clouds that way ... as is the first stanza of Joni Mitchell's classic "Both Sides Now."
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Big things were anticipated for higher education reform in 2013 - but the sizzle turned to fizzle in many cases. Landmark court decisions got pushed off for another year, bubbles didn't quite burst, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) did not take over vast swaths of the higher education...
Published: Saturday, December 28th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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O'kay, I will admit this one truth: This is what I do to have fun. I take pictures of sunsets, and sunrises - mostly at the beach. And yes, I am spellbound at just how unique the Washington downtown waterfront is situated to accentuate the immeasurable beauty of the sun's last gasp.
Published: Wednesday, December 25th, 2013 @ 3:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, December 9, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, November 18, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 @ 7:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, October 28, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The month of August for BCN was nothing short of an outstanding month, where we bested our best in: unique IPs per day, hits, while coming in a close second in page views, and exceeding a number of important milestones.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, August 26, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Hunter S. Thompson's oft quoted phrase, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro," was never more apparent than in the preceding weeks of my professional life.
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A meeting of the Washington City Council will meet, Monday, August 12, 2013, at 5:30 pm, to discuss a number of actions listed here within.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 @ 3:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina businesses have struggled mightily against the 15,000+ new regulations, amendments and rules that have been implemented in our state over the past decade. Our high unemployment rate and stagnant growth are proof that you cannot regulate an economy into riches.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Few state-level legislative sessions have garnered as much attention as North Carolina's did his year, as evidenced by the "Moral Monday" protests and a condescending New York Times editorial. For the first time since Reconstruction, Republicans controlled all branches of government, and...
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory signed a $20.6 billion budget today that increases K-12 education funding, incorporates fiscally-responsible tax reform and lays the foundation for economic growth and job creation.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2013 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nearly a month into the 2013-14 fiscal year, Gov. Pat McCrory is set to sign the state budget into law today.
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2013 @ 9:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The mainstream media has been regaling us all day with stories about the $20.6 BILLION budget deal reached by the GOP majority in the North Carolina General Assembly. Yay! We've got a budget!
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 4:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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"The tax reform plan will cut personal taxes and simplify taxes for every North Carolinian who works," said Civitas President Francis X.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Following weeks of negotiation, the Senate has again made modifications to our tax reform plan to better satisfy the needs of North Carolinians and compel the support of the House and Governor.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor McCrory announced a new member of the administration today, who will serve as the senior advisor for federal and state initiatives.
Published: Sunday, June 30th, 2013 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is abundantly clear that real tax reform is needed in North Carolina - our state has the highest taxes in the Southeast and one of the worst business climates and unemployment rates in the country.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: Bill Cook
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