Last Thursday in Kannapolis, NC a group of 200 2nd amendment supporters gathered at a townhall forum to discuss the topic of gun rights with members of law enforcement and elected officials, including Congressman Richard Hudson and State Representative Larry Pittman. Other speakers included Paul Valone from Grassroots NC, Scott Cumbie, and former Representative Glen Bradley. […]
Last night the North Carolina State Senate voted to reject federal Obamacare money and the requisite expansion of Medicaid. Before she left office, former Governor Bev Perdue (D) accepted $74 million from the feds to start setting up a “hybrid” state exchange under the Affordable Care Act. Now, Republicans overturned it. Before they did, Gov. Pat […]
During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Mecklenburg County Young Republicans, I was able to ask Senator Jeff Tarte and Representative Bill Brawley whether they would vote to allow Charlotte to raise taxes in order to fund the private, for profit, enterprise known as the Carolina Panthers. From Republicans, I would have hoped for and expected […]
A local group of Republican political activists will be gathering to call attention to the actions taken by the RNC against grassroots conservatives at the 2012 National Republican Convention. This protest will be focused on the party rule changes and systematic disenfranchisement of delegates, actions that were overseen and railroaded through by Party leadership in a premeditated undemocratic fashion at […]
On Thursday, January 17th, the Lake Norman Transportation Commission (LNTC) met in Mooresville to discuss the group’s future plans, how to remain relevant, and hear presentations on the impacts of growth in the LKN Area. (See below for video of the meeting, courtesy of Jay Privette.) Attendees including elected officials, staff, and other interested parties talked […]
Higher taxes, less freedom, more fraud, and lower quality medical care for millions… just by expanding Medicaid. ObamaCare apologists in Raleigh keep pushing Pat McCrory to take all that “free” federal money and expand Medicaid (medical welfare) to cover people who earn more than what the government considers the “poverty line.” But if North Carolina […]
Now that Jerry Richardson and his Carolina Panthers have finally made the long expected demand for millions in taxpayer subsidies for the billionaire’s middling NFL franchise — albeit in a shockingly cowardly, undemocratic, and secretive manner even for Charlotte — there glows a bright line for Mecklenburg’s conservatives to rally to hold. No fuzzy logic […]
Mr. Pete Kaliner informs us that WRAL starting something new, a website tracking the new Republican Governor’s promises. Mr. Kaliner seems somewhat bemused by the entire affair, thinking that either WRAL has just entered the age of the Internet or is concerned that a Republican might not be exactly what WRAL thinks Raleigh wants. I […]
Grassroots organization WidenI77.org sponsored a public forum last night at the Cornelius Town Hall to discuss the state’s current plan for widening I-77 through the Lake Norman area using HOT, or high occupancy toll lanes. Well over 125 were in attendance and their ranks included concerned citizens, elected officials, and employees of the NC Department […]
The North Carolina Council of State participated in a public ceremonial inauguration in Raleigh on January 12. Following the individual swearings in, Governor McCrory gave his inaugural speech. Here is the video. *Sorry that it’s a bit shaky…I couldn’t use a tripod or stand where I was seated.
