Earlier this month I wrote an April Fool’s post about the NCGOP abandoning any semblance of conservative principles, relinquishing majority control of the General Assembly, and agreeing to a power-sharing deal with Democrats. Enough people thought it was a legitimate story that we had to convince them it was a spoof. Here’s the reason why […]
What started out as a fairly reasonable piece of legislation to eliminate the state-imposed cap on charter schools in North Carolina has devolved into a bill that merely lifts the existing cap by 50, while placing more restrictions and requirements on charter schools. The latest version of Senate Bill 8, the so-called ““No Cap on […]
After some initial waffling with a compromise to yank a photo ID requirement from a voter photo ID bill, Republicans have regained their senses and appear to be fully backing the legislation’s original intent. The House Election Committee voted Wednesday along straight party lines to advance legislation requiring NC voters to show at least one […]
Leave it to the IRS to figure out a loophole that allows the federal government to confiscate your money twice. That would seem to be the case with the agency’s plan on how to deal with healthcare scofflaws who decline to comply with Obamacare’s individual mandate. This from The Daily Caller: Individuals who don’t purchase […]
A new feature we’re working into the mix; it’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. The Quotes: “The greatest danger to liberty today comes from the men who are most needed and most powerful in modern government, namely, the efficient expert administrators exclusively concerned with what they regard as the public good.” […]
Rep. Allen West (R-FL) got his first piece of legislation passed this week in the US House, where it sailed through with a 393-0 vote. That’s surprising, if only because commonsense usually finds a cold shoulder in Washington. In this case, it’s H.R. 1246, which will cut the Department of Defense printing budget by 10 […]
The Big Apple’s health department is moving into some new digs and bringing a whole slew of new mandates and edicts along for the ride. This from the NY Daily News: The updated rules – which range from what workers can serve at agency powwows to how loud they can talk in the office – […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools launched its first salvo this week in a barrage of new tests that central office administrators and educrats hope eventually to incorporate into a new teacher performance pay model being pushed by Superintendent Peter Gorman. The uptown paper’s Ann Doss Helms unwinds one teacher’s assessment of both the process and the tests. The […]
I swear it’d be easier dealing with back alley loan sharks than with the board of commissioners’ tax-and-spend majority. At least loan sharks are upfront about their money grabs. Not so much Commissioners Chairman Jennifer Roberts, last seen trying once again to convince folks that just because they might end up paying more in property […]
Representative Glen Bradley has partnered with Representatives Harry Warren, John Torbett, and Kelly Hastings to produce, file, and introduce House Bill 587, the North Carolina Job Growth Through Regulatory Reform Act. The NC Jobs Bill addresses the heart of the regulatory process to remove bad regulations, stop new bad regulations from being enacted, prevent regulatory […]
