By Peter Vankevich Charles Meeker, the former mayor of Raleigh with long-time connections to Ocracoke, is planning a run for the North Carolina labor commissioner. As of now, no other Democrat has […]
by Peter Vankevich and Connie Leinbach Raleigh–Rep. Paul Tine, (Unaffiliated-District 6, which covers Ocracoke) has been appointed to serve as vice-chair of the state Budget Conference Committee according to a July 16 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Senate Approves State Budget Statement Included on the Potential Sales Tax Redistribution Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, […]
NPS Press Release 2015 National Defense Authorization Act Actions Update In early January 2015, the National Park Service began the process of reviewing and complying with recently passed legislation in the 2015 […]
By Peter Vankevich North Carolina General Assembly Representative Paul Tine announced today (Jan. 7) that he is he changing his political status from Democrat to unaffiliated, or Independent. Tine represents District 6 which […]
Gerrymandering creates partisan environment that’s not conducive to compromise By Bob Phillips It may be the off-season for Ocracoke but in Raleigh things are about to get very busy. The North Carolina […]
Press release Work to start in early 2015 RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded contracts for two maintenance projects on the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, which carries N.C. 12 over the Oregon […]
By Irene Nolan Used by permission. See story at www.islandfreepress.org. After a week of seemingly endless procedural delays and debate, the U.S. Senate Dec. 12 passed the $585 billion National Defense Authorization […]
Dave Hallac, who has managed the Yellowstone Center for Resources at Yellowstone National Park for the last three years, has been selected as superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Outer Banks […]
The National Park Service is proposing to raise camping fees to $28 per night, up from $20 per night, a rate that has been in place since 2004. The campground rate increase will […]
