Thom’s tholl road makes a cameo in campaign 2018
Dan Forest says I-77 is all Roy Cooper’s fault. Jeff Tarte’s November opponent says it’s HIS fault. (Tarte says cancel the contract, worry about paying for it later.) Voters in
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Did I-77 toll brouhaha end up killing McCrory’s reelection?
“There was a lot of cash attached to this deal. Tillis got the money and went to DC. McCrory stayed in Raleigh and took the blame and the beat-down.” —
Continue readingI-77 tholl foes turn their focus onto State Rep. Charles Jeter
He’s lil’ Tricia’s faaaaaaaaaavorite Republican. He’s the Republican most likely to take a walk when a vote on something actually in line with the GOP platform comes up. He’s also
Continue readingI-77 tholl spat causes some pro-tholl pols to lose their seats
There was a great lesson for the political ruling class in Mecklenburg County yesterday. Dismiss the people and run roughshod over them AT YOUR OWN POLITICAL PERIL. We have written extensively
Continue readingCharlotte tholl road deal unraveling?
We’ve been following the drama around the plan to toll drivers on a stretch North Mecklenburg’s I-77 since Senator Thom was merely Speaker Thom. It’s been amazing. Despite the tremendous
Continue reading#ncpol: officials with controversial Charlotte-area company that paid Trump have hi$tory with $en. Tilli$
Donald Trump Earned Huge Speaking Fees From Company Alleged To Be A Pyramid Scheme. That’s the headline of today’s Daily Caller piece: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was paid
Continue readingTen years into 99 year deal, Cintra looking to cash out of Chicago toll deal
From our nation’s heartland comes yet one more omen about a potential future for north Mecklenburg residents in the vicinity of the proposed I-77 toll project: The Skyway concession company’s
Continue readingLake Norman chamber jumps into I-77 toll road fray
The proposal to install tolls on I-77 in northern Mecklenburg County — championed by Pat McCrory and Thom Tillis — has turned into quite a political hot potato. A
Continue readingTholl Road revolt in Mecklenburg ready to blow up on GOP establishment?
Thom Tillis could have been taken down by this issue in the 2014 US Senate race — had it not been for an overall incompetent campaign by Kay Hagan and
Continue reading#ncga: Rep. Moffitt says I-77 toll contracts “can be cancelled out”
Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate nominee Thom Tillis and state House president pro tem Skip Stam have all told us to BEND OVER and wait for those toll roads. They’re
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