Opinion

Eastman, new face in GOP Senate primary, takes debate stage

When Marjorie Eastman took the debate stage Saturday during the John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference, she joined two experienced Republican leaders, former Gov. Pat McCrory and former Greensboro-area U.S. Rep. Mark Walker. They are frequent debaters with years of prominence in Republican policy and politics. Eastman was the fresh face, new to the party...

Dallas Woodhouse
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Sen. Thom Tillis, former Gov. Pat McCrory lead Republican primary poll 

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary. Interestingly, McCrory has yet to file for the governor’s seat, though he hasn’t ruled out running. Harper Polling, on behalf of the conservative Civitas Institute, surveyed 500 likely Republican primary...

Lindsay Marchello
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Freshman Rep. Bumgardner Face Pharmacist Price in House District 109

RALEIGH — Freshman state Rep. Dana Bumgardner of Gastonia and longtime Gaston County Commissioner Michael Allen “Mickey” Price of Belmont have similar platforms on education, tax reform, Medicaid, teacher tenure, and merit pay for teachers. Bumgardner says the current system works. Price said reform would eliminate gerrymandered districts.

Evelyn Howell

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