The multitude of pricey welfare programs burdening our nation continues to grow, and SB 1441 enables North Carolina to participate in one of the most recent of these federal ... Keep Reading
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Highway Patrol Commander resigns
Highway Patrol Commander Randy Glover has submitted his resignation, according to a report on WRAL.com. "This morning, I met with Highway Patrol Col. Randy Glover and (Crime ... Keep Reading
New Hanover County Commissioners show support for Arizona law
New Hanover County commissioners voted Monday to support Arizona's latest immigration law. The Wilmington Star News reports one commissioner who voted against the resolution said ... Keep Reading
Sweepstakes parlors banned by the legislature
The state House concurred with a Senate bill to ban Internet sweepstakes parlors by a vote of 86-27. The ban takes effect in December. Members of the House Black Caucus argued ... Keep Reading
Use of the Wrong Term Could Result in Dirty Look
One particularly frivolous trend currently pervading the nation is the move towards gender neutral language, which seeks to reduce assumptions regarding the sex or gender of a ... Keep Reading
Senate approves Internet sweepstakes ban
The Senate Monday night approved a ban on Internet sweepstakes cafes in North Carolina. It does not prohibit sweepstakes used for products sold in stores. The measure passed ... Keep Reading
State Senate committee passes video poker and sweepstakes ban
The Senate took a bill that came over from the House, gutted it and substituted language that would ban video poker and Internet sweepstakes cafes. House bill 80 was approved by ... Keep Reading
SB 1378: Spending Our Way Out Of Recession?
Let’s spend our way out of this recession; that’s the thoroughly discredited but ever-present message behind SB 1378, “Build North Carolina’s Future ... Keep Reading
H.B. 1403 “Collect DNA Sample on Arrest”: What They’re Not Saying
Legislators who support H.B. 1403, sponsored by Reps. Wil Neumann (R-Gaston), Pearl Burris-Floyd (R-Gaston), Darrell McCormick (R-Yadkin) and Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg), ... Keep Reading
General Assembly Moves to Save the World
Sponsored by Reps. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford), Alice Graham Underhill (D-Craven) and Winkie Wilkins (D-Person), HB1807 is a resolution entitled “Support Federal Climate ... Keep Reading
