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 […]
Thursday afternoon, things got a little more interesting here in North Mecklenburg in the race for the Republican nomination for NC House 98. Conservative activist Sharon Hudson of Huntersville filed for office today seeking the Republican nomination in the race to replace Thom Tillis in the Legislature – bringing the total to three candidates on the Republican side. Hudson is […]
For years, the North Carolina commercial fishermen have been bearing the brunt of attempts from outside interests to seize control of North Carolina residents’ food supply. The industry is being fined and regulated out of existence for admitted personal gain. This is a report that outlines only a portion of what NC fishermen have gone […]
Looks like William Barber and his merry band of “Moral Monday” protesters are back at it in 2014. In Raleigh this past weekend, thousands of marchers (many bused in from out of state by a motley collection of leftist organizations) took aim once again at the Republican led NC General Assembly’s work to right the […]
On Tuesday, February 4, Matt Kibbe, the President and CEO of FreedomWorks, joined a crowd of supporters in Raleigh to announce the SuperPac’s endorsement of Dr. Greg Brannon for United States Senate. According to Kibbe, “Greg Brannon is a solutions-oriented leader with a stellar understanding of the constitutional role of government. He knows that North […]
Content present in two recent articles regarding the competitive race for US Senate here in North Carolina leaves me scratching my head. On Wednesday, the National Journal published an article entitled “6 Signs a Republican Senate Takeover is Within Reach“. While exciting to hear this, the case put forward for North Carolina is simply […]
Some great political theater came to Huntersville Thursday night. The show was put on by the new Lake Norman Conservatives activist group with all the ingredients for a solid performance – good speakers, good organization, and a good crowd. If they can repeat it on a regular basis, the group could be in for a long run on […]
The day following Vince Coakley’s announcement as a Republican candidate for US Congress from District 12, he has a challenger. Brad Craver is likely the first of many who will seek the Democratic nomination for this heavily Democrat district. His stated “moderation” would stand in stark contrast to the former occupant of the seat, Mel […]
Vince Coakley joined over 30 supporters who braved the snowy weather to attend a special announcement at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille on January 28. This was the final stop in a 6 stop tour where after months of speculation, Coakley made it known he was, in fact, running for Congress from the 12th District of […]
Prior to the first meeting of the North Carolina Common Core Study Committee, NC legislators received hordes of emails from activists attempting to emphasize just how horrendous the standards are by including egregious examples from curriculum handouts now popping up from around the nation because of Common Core. However, it was made clear to legislators […]
