Grover Norquist, the President of Americans for Tax Reform, recently joined Americans for Prosperity of NC on their “Back in the Game” bus tour. The tour is part of a half million dollar effort to engage with grassroots activists and support what they refer to as, “Big, Bold Tax Reform that gets NC Back in [...]
Something happened quietly at the last meeting of the NC House Transportation Committee which should disturb and anger anyone who believes our government should operate in an open an honest manner. There’s simply no other way to put it. As readers of aShortChronicle know, House Bill 267 was filed in early March with the title - NCGA Prior [...]
Americans for Prosperity, in cooperation with the North Mecklenburg Republican Women’s Club and CAUTION, present a townhall event with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist this Thursday. The event is free, but space is limited. Be sure to RSVP at the provided URL.
Growing up, I had a grand vision of what a politician was. As a Reagan baby, I saw the Presidency, and by extension any elected office holder, as a true and honest leader. Politicians were men who forsook personal riches and fame to serve the betterment of society. Like our founders, the politician was a [...]
CAUTION, the organizational arm of the Charlotte Tea Party, will host a townhall discussion on domestic energy policy at it’s Monday, May 13 meeting. The organization meets at the Dilworth Neighbhorhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. The meeting is from 6:00 to 7:30 PM with a social hour beginning at 5:00. [...]
At a Sunday press conference in Mooresville, NC, State Representative Robert Brawley joined the HOT lane opposition movement WidenI77.org. Here is the full video from the press conference. Brawley’s written statement is below. Statement by Representative Robert Brawley Regarding I-77 HOT Lane Proposal We are here today because new information that I had not seen before [...]
Last night in Cornelius we gave the Cornelius Town Board a presentation on all the recent positive developments that would get us general purpose lanes sooner. With the metropolitan planning organization (MUMPO) scheduled to amend their plan to include toll lanes, this new information is critical. Cornelius has a seat on MUMPO and the purpose of the presentation was to [...]
Back in early March, H267 – NCGA Prior Approval/Interstate Tolling - was submitted and promptly sent to the House Transportation Committee. Upon its submission, those opposing the I77 HOT lanes project were initially encouraged that this may be an effort to find a way off the toll road track by allowing the General Assembly a way save [...]
What do you do when someone doesn’t want to listen to you? When it comes to the folks who decide on the HOT lane plan, it’s not a hypothetical question. HOT lanes on I-77 are the most far-reaching transportation project since the interstate was built in the 1970’s. The current plan calls for the lanes [...]
HOT lanes on I-77 is a complicated and multifaceted issue. Trying to explain it all in ten minutes to a semi-interested group is a tough thing to pull off. Yet, that was the initial time allotted for wideni77 to make their case to MUMPO. A number of citizens, at least one mayor and a State House [...]
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