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We have had great success over the past two years, but there is still a lot of work to be done, and that’s exactly what we will do.Click to Continue »

Reaction to McCrory’s State of the State address…Click to Continue »

Remarks of Gov. Pat McCrory State of the State address as prepared for delivery. His speech was given Wednesday night and lasted 80 minutes.Click to Continue »

Gov. Pat McCrory gave an 80-minute speech Wednesday to a joint session of the state legislature. The speech touched on a broad range of topics and kicks off the substantial…Click to Continue »

N.C. House Democratic leader Larry Hall delivered the Democratic response to Wednesday’s State of the State address by Gov. Pat McCrory. Senate Democratic leader Dan Blue issued a statement.Click to Continue »

Gov. Pat McCrory’s office released the following in advance of the State of the State speech. McCrory will address priorities in several areas…Click to Continue »

Murder suspect Andrew Koko Scheper told his apartment mate that he had killed a man, cut off the man's head and disposed of the body in a pond, according to…Click to Continue »

Gov. Pat McCrory appeared to back away Wednesday night from an earlier pledge to give the 2015 General Assembly “targeted revenue recommendations” for shoring up North Carolina’s anemic gas tax…Click to Continue »

A day before new rankings of North Carolina’s schools are to be released, Wake County Superintendent Jim Merrill on Wednesday praised the state of education in the school system and…Click to Continue »

Aside from being such a stimulating conversationalist and dining companion, Thom Tillis is also no fan of irony: He’ll require a sign requiring businesses to tell us they don’t require…Click to Continue »