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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Editor’s note: This post originated on the Facebook page of Mark Gibbons, activist and member of Lake Norman Conservatives. Last fall saw a very energetic election cycle in North Mecklenburg. One issue seemed to dominate the talk, the signs, and the internet, HOT lanes. Sadly, instead of uniting conservatives / Republicans against a big government […]
The Charlotte City Council will be asked to approve spending $12 million at tonight’s City Council meeting. The reason? To reach 65% completion of the design phase for the CityLYNX Gold Line..ie, the streetcar. This is the level of “local investment” that will be seen by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a commitment to the project by the […]
Imagine a scenario where the Federal government decides there’s a service so worthwhile everyone in the country should have it. In consultation with industry, the Feds develop regulations to make universal service a reality. The result is a complex piece of legislation that, in addition to universality, has two major outcomes. First, the industry is […]
