Carolina Journal Exclusives Rhetorical Bullets Fly As House Committee OKs Abortion Bill Measure on fast track, now moves to House floor By David N. Bass May 12, 2011 RALEIGH — Is pregnancy punishment? Is the process of getting an abortion comparable to refinancing a mortgage? Do abortion providers disproportionately target African-American women? Those were some […]
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April 07, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive VIDEO: Is DOT Double-Counting High-Speed Rail Jobs? By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — Under the job-years concept, if one person holds the same job for four years, it’s counted as four jobs. That’s how the North Carolina Department of Transportation can claim that federal funding for high-speed rail would
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JOHN HOOD’S DAILY JOURNAL By John Hood March 30, 2011 RALEIGH – With all due respect to my right-leaning friends who are diehard NC State or UNC fans, they should not let their affection for their favorite sports mascots obscure a deeper truth about themselves: they have little in common with wolves or sheep. Conservatives
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March 23, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive VIDEO: Pantano Gets Early Start on 2012 Campaign By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — Ilario Pantano is not taking any downtime after his narrow loss to U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th. Pantano filed campaign paperwork with the Federal Election Commission. He said he decided to keep his campaign
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March 07, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive NCGA Preview: Week of March 7 By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — The bill lifting the state’s cap on charter schools at 100 passed the Senate by a 33-17 vote. It faces tougher sledding in the House. John Hood’s Daily Journal Perdue Now Owns ObamaCare Perdue and Cooper
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——————————————————————————– Carolina Journal Exclusives Hard to Reproduce Game Plan of RTP Founders Unique confluence of time and place made RTP possible By Jay Schalin February 10, 2011 RALEIGH — Perhaps North Carolina’s history should be dated “B.T.” and “A.T.” — Before the Triangle and After the Triangle. In the early 1950s, when Research Triangle Park
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January 17, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive State May Get No Pension Help From Washington By Anthony Greco RALEIGH — While no specific bailout plans are under consideration, U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, has introduced H.Res. 23, stating Congress’ opposition to any federal intervention meant to “bail out state and local government employee pension
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November 03, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive GOP Makes History by Securing Control of N.C. House, Senate By David N. Bass RALEIGH — Republicans made historic gains in the North Carolina legislature during Tuesday’s midterm election, gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly by comfortable margins for the first time since the
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October 28, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Tax Foundation Ranks N.C. Business Tax Climate 10th Worst in Nation By CJ Staff RALEIGH — North Carolina earns the dubious distinction this week of joining the Tax Foundation’s list of the top 10 states with the worst business tax climates. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget
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Carolina Journal Exclusives UNC Health Plan Makes Students Pay for Abortion Coverage Students must pay for private coverage to opt out of abortion option By David N. Bass August 10, 2010 RALEIGH — A new policy that requires students enrolled in the University of North Carolina system to purchase health insurance also forces them to
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