A jury verdict on February 18, 2014 found US Senate Candidate Greg Brannon liable for giving “misleading or false information in 2010 to investors regarding a mobile application being developed by Neogence Enterprises, a now-defunct tech company he helped start.” As a result, Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins, who presided over the case, found Brannon […]
One thing that is pretty much confirmed over years and years of experience, empirical evidence and personal observation is this: ‘If it appears to be too good to be true, it probably isn’t true’.Right? Politics and public policy isn’t rocket science, you know. The promises of universal coverage; no tax hikes; lowering health care costs and […]
The U.S. Treasury has just released its annual “Financial Report of the United States Government,” which provides an account of the federal government’s finances using accounting standards like those that the government requires of large corporations. Because the federal budget is not bound by these standards, it does not have to account for all of its fiscal obligations. For example, […]
As the various TEA Parties try to influence politics, they need to be reminded of a few things. Indeed, all the people need to be reminded of those things. One of the reasons for the existence of “Taxed Enough Already” organizations is the general dissatisfaction with the waste in government. However, to those on the […]
A controversy is brewing within the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. On March 15, the Party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner will be held at the Carmel Country Club. This event is the single largest fundraising opportunity held every year for the County Party, which is by and large responsible for it’s own funding. It has not […]
At the February 19th town board meeting, Commissioners voted unanimously toacknowledge that affordable housing restrictions no longer applied to a single unit in the South Main Square Condos. This was due to a foreclosure that happened on the property in 2011. The Board did not vote to remove the restrictions. They simply voted to acknowledge that the restrictions […]
Yesterday the East Coast P3 Conference wrapped up in downtown Charlotte. Sponsored by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, the event focused on how to build public projects via public-private partnerships (P3). About two hundred movers and shakers attended, including Gov McCrory, Transportation Secretary Tata, Mayors John Woods and Jill Swain, Commissioners Sarah McAulay and Brian […]
