SB554

#ncga: Solar goons + Lumbee Indians + cronyism (The sequel?)

Last session’s SB554 had all of the elements of pure political sketchiness: subsidies for solar energy, legislation tailored to meet

Granted, SB554 has the stink of plain ol’ political corruption. But evidence is mounting that suggests this may be yet

There were all kinds of private meetings in the office of speaker Tim Moore. All kinds of cash has moved

It looks like SB554 — a provision to allow local school systems to lease facilities from private developers — is

A group called Robeson for Advancement has been identified in driveby media reports as a leading force in the lobbying

On the face of it, SB554 sounds like a nice, innovative idea — leasing school buildngs under creative financing schemes