The local teachers union… er … I mean ASSOCIATION is planning a protest (naturally) over the North Carolina budget. From Mountain Xpress: The Asheville CIty Association of Educators is holding a protest march today, gathering at Asheville Middle School at 5 p.m. The march is at the same time as one held by the NCAE in […]
In March of this year, the US House voted to continue government funding through an appropriations bill which included funding for aspects of Obamacare. Only one North Carolina Republican Representative, Walter Jones, voted in favor of allowing for the defunding of Obamacare, the rest voting to close the bill from being amended, thereby dashing any […]
Leaders of Conservative and TEA Party organizations from around the country joined Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell yesterday in demanding that the broadcast networks – ABC, CBS, and NBC – stop censoring coverage of the ongoing IRS targeting scandal. According to the MRC, when news first broke that the IRS was targeting conservative groups – […]
The U.S. National Whitewater Center presents the 2013 Whitewater Riverjam. Free concerts are presented every Thursday and Saturday now till the Fall Finale on October 12. Come enjoy the music and all the exciting activities the Whitewater Center has to offer. Photos by Event Images Carolina[nggallery id=89].
On July 23, 2013, the North Carolina State Senate took a giant leap toward open and honest elections by salvaging the tragically flawed House Bill 589 (commonly called the “voter ID” bill). Their bold action comes very close to making North Carolina’s voter ID law a model for other states to follow. Far from being […]
It’s not exactly a secret that I’ve had some serious disagreements with our new “super-majority” in Raleigh. The GOP has indeed let me down on a number of issues. (Ahem, toll roads, ahem.) That said, when something good happens, I’m just as happy to lavish praise as I am criticism. Frankly, I’d sleep better at […]
Among the more fascinating discussions we have had over the past 5 years have been with people who believe this following statement with all their heart, souls and minds: ‘More government spending on infrastructure, civil servants and public welfare programs is the way to solve our economic troubles ranging from unemployment, stagnant or non-existent economic […]
With an 84-28 vote, the general assembly approved a bill that would do away with protest petitions as part of the city zoning process. Under normal circumstances, a rezoning requires a simple majority vote by the city council. However, if contested by either 20% of those inside the area to be rezoned or 5% of […]
*This piece submitted by Jay Privette, a Republican candidate for Charlotte City Council in District 7. It looks like Douglas Airport will now be managed by a regional authority. My first choice would have been be to sell the airport to a private company. People with their own skin in the game will do a […]
Rep. Ruth Samuelson, Sen. Bob Rucho, Rep. Bill Brawley, Sen. Jeff Tarte, Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer, Rep. Charles Jeter and Rep. Rob Bryan sent an open letter to the Charlotte Observer outlining their rationale for the authority takeover of Charlotte Douglas Airport. Reluctance to change and an extreme aversion to relinquishing even a scintilla of power […]
