Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled Obamacare’s individual mandate that Americans carry health insurance was unconstitutional. This 2-1 ruling directly conflicts with an earlier appellate ruling in June (Sixth Circuit decision), only increasing the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will offer a final verdict at some point. The [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Board of Elections Alters Voter’s Records to Match DMV
The email below reveals that the State Board of Elections has compared North Carolina’s voter list to DMV records and then altered voter records to reflect DMV data. I do not know how many records have been changed, but this email went to all 100 county directors. I understand that some counties are finding that [...]
Analysis of State Grant Programs Shows Need for Changes in State and Federal Law
An analysis by the Civitas Institute of state government grant oversight shows a need for more transparency, easier access to public records and stricter state and federal laws. Funding for over 1,000 recipients of North Carolina state grants has been suspended, repeatedly in many cases, mainly for not filing required annual reports of how the [...]
Fifth Voter Arrested for Voting Twice in 2008
The fifth person was arrested today for voting twice in the General Election of 2008. Mr. Leland Lewis, 89, said he had voted early at a one-stop site on October 29, 2008 and after he placed the ballot in the tabulator he realized that he had only voted the front side of the ballot. He [...]
Audit prompts resignation of ECU Dean
You can bet it’s not the news the faculty and staff were hoping for in the first week of operation of the new East Carolina University (ECU) Dental School. Dr James Hupp, Dean of the new Dental School at ECU resigned yesterday following the release of a state audit of the ECU Dental school. The [...]
