UPDATE: Um, nevermind As rail-transit enthusiasts and cheerleaders for big government spending celebrate clearing a hurdle that would land North Carolina upwards of $461 million in federal grants for high-speed rail from Charlotte to Raleigh, a growing number of Republicans in the General Assembly are hopping on board legislation that would require the state to […]
Legislation that would outlaw the use of all but hands-free cell phones while driving is apparently drawing bipartisan support in the General Assembly, with the House slated to discuss the proposal this week. The penalty for driving and gabbing sans a hands-free device would be a $100 fine. Drivers could still use a hand-hand cell […]
Much to the chagrin of Progressive Pulse, Blue NC, the Charlotte Observer, and various other left-wing publications across the state, NC House Representative Glen Bradley is at it again. Having already introduced bills to protect North Carolina Intrastate Commerce and firearms manufacturers, as well as to nullify the Food Safety Modernization Act, Bradley’s next project […]
Despite losing a vote Wednesday to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of the Healthcare Freedom Act, Republicans had a chance to push through with a winning margin Thursday. They opted instead to keep a hole card in their pocket, along with a vow to fight every veto coming from Perdue’s desk – even if they […]
NC GOP House leaders are set for their first big legislative tussle with a vote slated for Wednesday to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of the Protect Healthcare Freedom Act, a bill that would block the provision of Obamacare requiring people to buy health insurance or face a penalty. Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory has […]
Governor Beverly Perdue was in Washington over the past weekend, among other things, begging Barack Obama personally for a bailout. Specifically, she requested that the Feds defer interest payments that North Carolina is obligated to pay for loans from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits for NC residents. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, interest […]
One of the goals of the Tea Party movement over the last two years has been to bring the issue of state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws back into the political mainstream. Many states have passed various resolutions and bills aimed at nullifying this or that federal law based on the 10th Amendment’s limitations on […]
If someone told you that some or all of the property you own could be confiscated against your will for a common area, an open area, or a walking or biking trail, what would you say? You search for and find that perfect property to buy, only to find out that a 10- or 20-foot […]
Leave it to Democrat Gov. Beverly Perdue to whip out the veto stamp and slam it smack down on teachers and taxpayers. That’s essentially what Perdue did this week in her first major tussle with the Republican-led legislature, when she vetoed the Balanced Budget Act. Perdue claims the bill, which included a Republican plan to […]
South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint was the guest of the NCGOP on Tuesday, February 22. He spoke to a crowded room of Republican and Tea Party activists who had gathered from the greater Charlotte area and as far away as New Hanover County. Preceding the speech by Senator DeMint, representatives from The John Locke Foundation, Heritage Action […]
