HOT lanes have taxpayers hot under the collar
North Carolina legislators seriously talked up tolls on I-95 in 2011 and 2012, but that idea got shot down by Renee Ellmers, Mike McIntyre, a number of
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Ethics, Shmethics: SOMEBODY on Jones Street got some ‘splainin’ to do!
The folks over at Exile on Jones Street singled out an interesting piece of legislation that made me — just like Arsenio Hall used to do — say ‘Hmmmmm.’ Mecklenburg
Continue readingCharlotte, Raleigh, MetLife share GROUP-HUG, we get stuck with the check
The McCrory administration, this week, celebrated a $125.5 million dollar investment by MetLife into North Carolina’s economy. The insurer will be relocating some of its operations to Cary and
Continue readingIn Raleigh & DC: “Slowing Down” = watering down or outright killing of legislation
According to a veteran politico friend of mine, supporters of certain reforms before either Congress or the legislature need to perk up their ears and
Continue readingWhat’s good for San Juan COULD be good for Charlotte
Raleigh’s “conservative revolution” is undertaking an effort to take the management of Charlotte’s Douglas International Airport from a city authority and transfer it to a REGIONAL authority. *Oh, Goody. Let’s
Continue readingMayor Foxx to Charlotte taxpayers: BOHICA !!!
Charlotte mayor Redd Foxx appears to be hard at work stomping out any chances of an economic recovery in The Queen City. He and his cronies
Continue readingRefunds for EVERYONE: Mecklenburg [bureau, Demo] -crats learn MATH IS HARD
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have had it rough. Charlotte got the — ahem — privilege of hosting the Low-Information Traveling Circus (a/k/a the DNC) this past year.
Continue readingWhen Thom Talks, WE listen …
The Charlotte area is riding high in our fair state capital these days. The governor is a former mayor of The Queen City. The lieutenant governor is the son
Continue readingOpen up and say AAAAARRGGH: RNC to give us SOME MORE Reince
It appears that the DC establishment has worked the rules and played some hardball to guarantee RNC chairman Reince Preibus will run for reelection unopposed. Brian
Continue readingHayes: NCGOP all in FOR Priebus @ RNC
NCGOP chairman Robin Hayes has proven — once again — that,when the DC establishment needs something handled, he’s THERE for them. The state party chairman has sent out
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