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Hundreds of NC FreedomWorks Members Rally in Raleigh Activists fight tobacco tax increase, demand smaller government Contact: Allen Page Phone: (336) 213-1167 Email: apage@freedomworks.org Raleigh, North Carolina - Today, Governor Mike Easley and many North Carolina legislators got a lot more than they bargained for when they proposed a massive tax increase on smokers. That’s because over 400 FreedomWorks activists traveled from all across the North Carolina to the state Capitol to tell their representatives and senators: “We Want Less”. During the 6th annual ‘FreedomWorks CSE Day at the Capitol’, activists focused on the campaign against the 900 percent increase...

ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC - Since February, the Roanoke Rapids School Board has been talking about endorsing a state-operated lottery for education. The Board will be meeting this Tuesday, April 20 at 8:00 p.m. and this matter is on the agenda. It is imperative School Board members be inundated with contacts via telephone calls and emails beforehand. As many people as possible should also attend the meeting to express their opposition to such an endorsement. Here are a few good talking points that express reasons why a state- operated lottery would not help education in North Carolina: States without lotteries actually...