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Armed with a veto-proof majority and emboldened a fellow party member in the Executive Mansion, Republican lawmakers in Raleigh rushed out a flurry of conservative bills when the General Assembly convened last week for the long session.
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Jordan Green |
02-06-2013 |
Politics
McCrory tacks to center at Greensboro Republican gathering
Pat McCrory, the Republican nominee for governor and former mayor of Charlotte, told a friendly crowd at a party fundraiser at Starmount Forest Country Club in Greensboro on Sunday that the party needs to work hard and broaden its appeal to win in November.
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Jordan Green |
08-22-2012 |
Elections
Romney & Ryan Visit High Point, N.C.
Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, and his newly chosen running mate, US Rep. Paul Ryan addressed upwards of a thousand supporters in a sweltering North Carolina furniture factory as large crowds turned out and the GOP rank and file showed signs of growing enthusiasm for their ticket.
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Jordan Green |
08-15-2012 |
Elections
Winston-Salem council raises taxes and cuts managerial positions
The Winston-Salem City Council voted to raise taxes by 3.4 percent, passing a budget with significant spending cuts that is expected to result in the elimination of about a dozen professional and management jobs, delayed fleet and equipment replacement, less money for street maintenance and reductions in travel spending.
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Jordan Green |
06-25-2012 |
Politics
Gender and age separate two change-making candidates in N.C. District 71new
Everette Witherspoon, a 34-year-old Forsyth County commissioner announced he was running for a seat in the NC General Assembly the day Larry Womble announced he wasn't.
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Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
The Fixersnew
Illegal electioneering, a dubious PAC and pay-to-play politics in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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Jordan Green |
04-26-2012 |
Elections
Ideological Purity Tests Roil N.C. Republican Primary Contestsnew
Republicans hold a significant advantage in voter registration in Forsyth County, N.C., and the Republican primary is playing out as a tug-of-war between outspoken conservatives who draw hard lines on issues such as taxation, prayer before government meetings and immigration, and moderates who are willing to work more closely with Democrats.
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Jordan Green |
04-20-2012 |
Elections
Obama Campaign Pours Resources Into North Carolina Triad Regionnew
A capacity crowd packed the Obama campaign's Winston-Salem headquarters during a grand opening on Feb. 29 in which organizers urged volunteers to sign up for phone banking with neighborhood team leaders.
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Jordan Green |
03-08-2012 |
Elections
Style and experience set apart conservative candidates in N.C. District 74 GOP primarynew
Forsyth County Republican voters will get the opportunity to choose among three conservatives, including two experienced politicos and one newcomer, in the primary contest to determine who succeeds Rep. Dale Folwell in NC House District 74.
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Jordan Green |
03-08-2012 |
Politics
Muslim parents and Guilford schools join forces against bullyingnew
Karen Mujali sat at a table apart from her three children, who crowded into a booth at Nazareth Bread Co. Bakery and Restaurant with the children of the restaurant and bakery's owner on a recent Friday night.
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Jordan Green |
03-04-2012 |
Politics
Forsyth revaluation expected to cut into county budget
The Forsyth County budget is expected to take a $11.4 million revenue hit in two years following the scheduled 2014 tax revaluation, which is anticipated to show a 12-percent depreciation in aggregate property values.
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Forsyth county budget
Downtown Winston-Salem contends with growing pains
City leaders hope to avert a collision between the interests of residents and business owners in downtown Winston-Salem by revising the city’s sidewalk café ordinance as the district’s vitality reaches a new level.
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Downtown Winston-Salem
Government: Unpaid Payroll Taxes Diverted for Personal Benefitnew
The United States government rested its case against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison last week, following testimony from an IRS revenue officer that the defendant’s staffing companies failed to pay nearly $16 million in payroll taxes to the federal government over a five-year period, and that $6.2 million was transferred from staffing company accounts over the years to entities for Harrison’s benefit, including homes, movie productions, a yacht and other businesses. What the testimony didn’t explicitly point out but what is deducible through basic math is that those transactions still leave almost $10 million unaccounted.
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Jordan Green |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
Greensboro Businessman on Trial for Federal Tax Fraud
A Greensboro staffing agency executive whose opulent lifestyle once included the adornments of luxurious homes, a yacht and the financing of movies and nightclubs has been reduced to answering charges of tax evasion in federal court with the assistance of a public defender.
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Jordan Green |
12-08-2011 |
Politics
Peoples Guide to Redistricting in Guilford County, N.C.new
Redrawing the political district boundaries for the Guilford County Commission is potentially more complicated than it was with the Greensboro City Council, where that board approved a partisan gerrymandered map and then rescinded it after constituents responded with outrage.
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Jordan Green |
05-26-2011 |
Elections
