Krawiec sworn in as state senator

Winston-Salem Journal, by John Hinton, Friday, January 17, 2014.

Joyce Krawiec of Kernersville, R-Forsyth, was sworn in Friday to represent N.C. Senate District 31 in the General Assembly. She replaces Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth, who resigned in November to accept a job with Novant Health.

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest administered the oath of office to Krawiec in the old Senate chamber in the State Capitol in Raleigh. Republicans in Forsyth and Yadkin counties nominated Krawiec last week to fill the vacancy. Her term ends Dec. 31, 2014.

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Lt. Governor Dan Forest to Speak at Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting

Jacksonville--Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the Governmental Affairs Committee meeting on November 4th at 12:15 PM. 

The Governmental Affairs Committee meeting will take place at Jacksonville City Hall, (815 New Bridge Street, Jacksonville, NC.)

Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest will be joined by members of the Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as, military representatives from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station New River. The meeting is open to the public.

Media are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

For more information contact: Kami Mueller at 919-508-0109, or by email at kami.mueller@nc.gov.

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Lt. Governor of North Carolina, Dan Forest

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New Bern, NC: Lt. Gov. talks Common Core at Craven town hall

Greeting Craven County residents for a town hall meeting at Bridgepoint Hotel on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest spoke candidly about issues facing North Carolinians from joblessness to the new Common Core school curriculum.

“No rules tonight other than let’s be civil,” he told the group beginning at 6 p.m. with about 40 mostly ideological supporters but growing to a more diverse group of about 60 before spirited talk stopped an hour and a half later.

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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest Town Hall in New Bern

All are welcome to attend a Town Hall with Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest at 6 PM Wednesday, October 23 at the Bridge Pointe Hotel and Marina, 101 Howell Rd New Bern, NC 28562 (Phone 877-283-7713).

Lt. Governor Dan Forest will give a brief overview and then open up the floor to questions and answers. Of interest to Craven County citizens is sure to be the Lt Governor’s position stating ‘Random Homeschool Searches Need to Stop’ (see the October 14^th postings athttps://www.facebook.com/CravenCountyRepublicans ) and  his stand on the ‘Common Core’ curriculum and the NC Department of Public Instruction’s reply (12 boxes, 40,000 pages) to his 67 question inquiry on Common Core (seehttp://www.ltgov.state.nc.us/news/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemid=1168 for details and video) .

The Town Hall is free and open to the general public. Let your voices be heard Craven County!

Lt. Gov. Forest on DPI response to Common Core letter

In this video, Lt. Gov. Forest discusses his frustration with the Department of Public Instruction’s response to his questions about the Common Core State Standards.

One startling fact mentioned in the clip below.  DPI produced 597 pages of material for each of the 67 answers in the original questionnaire.

MORE AND VIDEO:  Lt. Gov. Forest on DPI response to Common Core letter

Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition: 20th Annual God and Country Banquet

20th Annual God & Country Banquet announcement! Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby & Lt. Governor Dan Forest part of program!

Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby and Lt. Governor Dan Forest key participants in program! 20th Annual God & Country Banquet; September 16, 2013 in Havelock Lt. Governor and Mrs. Dan Forest will be among the attendees at the 20thAnnual God & Country Banquet. The event will be held on Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Havelock Tourist & Event Center in Havelock, NC. This event has been sponsored each fall since 1994 by the Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition. Doors open at 5:30pm with the program beginning promptly at 6:30. "This being our 20th year will be extra special", said Jerry Schill, Chairman of the non profit. "It will be a different format, streamlined for more information and more timely presentations." North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby, will be the Master of Ceremonies and the two guest speakers will be introduced by North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest. For the first time, the Banquet will feature two speakers addressing two different subjects. Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs will speak about the persecution of the Christian Church worldwide. Marjorie Dannenfelser will address the issue of abortion. She is the President of the Susan B. Anthony List, and is nationally known for her passion on this pro-life issue. Tickets for the event are $18 or a table of 8 for $135. For ticket information call Fran Buljat: 252-638-6367. Sponsorships are available as are ads in the Banquet Program. For information on sponsorships or ads call Jerry Schill: 252-514-0381. -end- NOTE: A color flyer with more details about the event is available electronically by request. Jerry Schill, Chairman Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition PO Box 15393 New Bern, NC 28561-5393 Phone: 252-514-0381 Cell: 252-361-3015 For ticket information, call Fran Buljat: 252-638-6367. For sponsorship or ad info, call Jerry Schill: 252-514-0381. Call if you would like a copy of the Banquet flyer e-mailed or sent by regular mail!

20th Annual God and Country Banquet Announcement from the Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition

20th Annual God & Country Banquet announcement! Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby & Lt. Governor Dan Forest part of program!

Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby and Lt. Governor Dan Forest key participants in program! 20th Annual God & Country Banquet; September 16, 2013 in Havelock Lt. Governor and Mrs. Dan Forest will be among the attendees at the 20th Annual God & Country Banquet. The event will be held on Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Havelock Tourist & Event Center in Havelock, NC. This event has been sponsored each fall since 1994 by the Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition. Doors open at 5:30pm with the program beginning promptly at 6:30. "This being our 20th year will be extra special", said Jerry Schill, Chairman of the non profit. "It will be a different format, streamlined for more information and more timely presentations." North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby, will be the Master of Ceremonies and the two guest speakers will be introduced by North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest. For the first time, the Banquet will feature two speakers addressing two different subjects. Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs will speak about the persecution of the Christian Church worldwide. Marjorie Dannenfelser will address the issue of abortion. She is the President of the Susan B. Anthony List, and is nationally known for her passion on this pro-life issue. Tickets for the event are $18 or a table of 8 for $135. For ticket information call Fran Buljat: 252-638-6367. Sponsorships are available as are ads in the Banquet Program. For information on sponsorships or ads call Jerry Schill: 252-514-0381. -end- NOTE: A color flyer with more details about the event is available electronically by request. Jerry Schill, Chairman Craven-Pamlico Christian Coalition PO Box 15393 New Bern, NC 28561-5393 Phone: 252-514-0381 Cell: 252-361-3015 For ticket information, call Fran Buljat: 252-638-6367. For sponsorship or ad info, call Jerry Schill: 252-514-0381. Call if you would like a copy of the Banquet flyer e-mailed or sent by regular mail!

Pat McCrory endorses Common Core

It’s getting harder and harder to defend our new Republican governor here in North Carolina.

First, we were told that we need to leave ObamaCare alone, because it is “the law of the land.”  Then, we get some hand-wringing about the size of tax and spending cuts associated with the state budget.  Then, there was a veto threat of proposed abortion clinic regulations under debate in the legislature.  Now, Gov. Pat McCrory has put himself at odds with Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (R), the Tea Party, and — some say — the NCGOP platform:

Gov. Pat McCrory outlined his plans for education Thursday, including a proposed $30 million innovation fund that would reward 1,000 top teachers with $10,000 stipends.

He also called for a sharp reduction in standardized testing in North Carolina classrooms and pledged his support for the Common Core learning standards that have been a target for conservative critics, including Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.

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Everything You Wanted to Ask About Common Core, and More

Everything You Wanted to Ask About Common Core, and More

American Thinker, July 22, 2013

North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has written a set of over 200 questions challenging the state superintendent of public schools to explain in detail the adoption and implementation of the Common Core State Standards -- before the State Board of Education's scheduled August 7-8 meeting.

Lt. Gov. Forest's bold approach to finding the underlying cause of the CCSS in his state no doubt will be answered with attacks, as speaking truth to power rarely results in transparency on the latter's part.  By questioning authority, the Lt. Gov. is showing us how to resist the tyranny of the minority.

Dr. June Atkinson, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a June 12 letter defending CCSS, has already begun a counterattack on why "a pause in the implementation of the Common Core" would be detrimental.  She implies that the entire educational structure would fall apart and that such an action would lead "to not teach students how to read, write, speak, listen, and learn math such as adding, multiplying, dividing, subtracting, etc."  To which Forest in #26 returns with "North Carolina did not use the CCSS standards until this past school year. Do you believe that we have not been teaching our students to read, write, speak, listen, and learn math for the past several decades?"

Then, this past Friday, the Department of Public Instruction returned another volley at the Lt. Gov.  On his Facebook Forest writes, "DPI asked that I supply 10,000 pieces of paper so that they could answer my questions."  He sent them the requested reams.  DPI could be pulling all-nighters.

It doesn't appear that anyone checked out the ramifications of the CCSS before the state adopted them in 2010.  The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers released the standards on June 2, 2010, and North Carolina's SBE adopted them two days later.  There was no legislative debate and no real public debate (there was a two-month window for public comments, but who knew?).

In his inquiry, Lt. Gov. Forest broaches the topic of international standards under the section entitled "Development of Standards" when he asks, "Who created the international standards to which the CCSS is benchmarked?"  Maybe he knows the answer already, but he wants to see if the chief of schools knows it.

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Lt. Dan Forest and Common Core

FreedomWorks joins forces with Dan Forest in fight against Common Core

North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Foresthas already made it clear that he doesn’t care for the controversial Common Core curriculum for the nation’s public schools.  State government’s second-in-command is turning up the heat by releasing 20 pages of tough questions about Common Core to DPI superintendent June Atkinson.  Forest is requesting that DPI’s answers be ready in time for the next state Board of Education meeting.

FreedomWorks – one of the nation’s top Tea Party-affiliated organizations — is jumping behind Forest’s anti-Common Core efforts with an aggressive email campaign to supporters:

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