Many thanks to Chuck Suter of Constitutionalwar.org for attending and filming the MUMPO meeting last night where public commentary was cancelled after Kurt Naas, the spokesman for the WidenI77.org group, attempted to clarify that the 10 minutes his group was allocated shouldn’t take the place of the others who were in attendance and signed up to […]
The political world has been breathlessly watching as the Obama Administration has been rocked by three political scandals. The suppression of details surrounding the death of four in Benghazi (including a US Ambassador), the targeting of certain political groups and individuals by the IRS, and the disturbing amount of investigation by government officials into the […]
*Submitted by Kurt Naas, spokesman for WidenI77.org About thirty people made the trek to downtown Charlotte for the big MUMPO I-77 toll lane vote tonight (Wednesday). Eighteen people signed up to speak during the public comment period. Individuals are allotted three minutes apiece; groups have ten minutes. Before the meeting, MUMPO Chair Sarah McAulay came […]
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 […]
