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Most North Carolinians have never heard of Gary Bartlett. That speaks well of him and what he did for North Carolina. For two decades until he left office this month, Bartlett served as the executive...
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This session of the Republican-led General Assembly has not lacked for theater. There have been the Moral Monday mass arrests, a tug-of-war over Raleigh’s Dix park, a bushel of controversial social...
2013/05/24 13:44
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Friday, May 24, 2013 - 8:24am (The Texas Tribune) — When Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana wanted to sell his plan to replace his state’s income tax with a higher sales tax, he pointed to Texas as both...
2013/05/24 03:22
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RALEIGH — One check is written with loopy cursive handwriting. Another features neat all-capital lettering. And a third is marked by its messy script. But all bear the signature of the same campaign...
2013/05/24 01:29
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RALEIGH — Senate Republicans handed off their vision of North Carolina’s state budget to their counterparts Thursday in the House, who are likely to take issue with several proposals and listen to...
2013/05/23 23:22
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At least it’s something. And if the city of Raleigh and the state are able to work out a land swap or sale for the Governor Morehead school site near Pullen Park as a part of a lease deal for the...
2013/05/23 02:39
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The two-year plan, approved on a 33-17 party-line vote following more than three hours of debate, has been labeled by GOP budget-writers as a fiscally responsible document that locates building...
2013/05/20 18:40
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Senate Republicans say ever-rising costs for Medicaid are siphoning away money in North Carolina government that could be used to help public education and law enforcement and...
2013/05/20 12:26
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From the office of NC Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger: Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate has followed Gov. Pat McCrory’s lead in crafting a balanced, fiscally responsible state budget...
2013/05/20 10:58
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The state Senate released a $20.58 billion proposed budget late Sunday night that would eliminate class-size limits for the youngest public school students, move the State Bureau of Investigation to a...
2013/05/19 02:22
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Former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque of Kinston will go on trial in federal court Monday in Greenville on charges that he enriched himself with U.S. Department of Agriculture money that he was supposed...
2013/05/19 00:22
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State employees knew they might be in for a rough time with the election of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. Republicans have never been friendly to protections for ordinary working people, public or...
2013/05/18 03:30
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RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top political leaders said Friday the N.C. Senate will soon direct state agencies to begin crafting a proposal to tame the costs of Medicaid and improve patient care. The...
2013/05/17 15:51
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Ambassador Eyeing Kay Hagan Challenge “The race is indeed something that I am considering,” Cain told CQ Roll Call in an email from China. “Many friends and supporters around the state are...
2013/05/17 06:22
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RALEIGH — Scrambling to hurdle a key deadline, state lawmakers approved roughly 180 bills this week, spending seconds on some and hours on others, often in marathon sessions that left them confused...
2013/05/17 06:22
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RALEIGH — The divide between legislative Republicans over how to revamp the state’s tax code became clear Thursday as House leaders unveiled their plan, calling it a more measured approach than one...
2013/05/16 21:18
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A tax code overhaul plan unveiled by House Republicans puts them at odds with Senate counterparts on how many transactions should be subject to North Carolina's sales tax. The...
2013/05/16 17:04
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RALEIGH, N.C. An influential national anti-tax advocate says he's not taking sides in North Carolina's tax reform debate as Republicans in the House and Senate have released competing...
2013/05/16 15:55
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina Senate is getting ready to release its 2-year spending plan for state government, but Republicans are unlikely to include details about the party's tax overhaul...
2013/05/14 23:22
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Republican legislators who thought the “Moral Mondays” protests in the Legislative Building were a flash in the pan might bring their sunglasses to work from now on. It appears the protesters’ little...