Set your DVR’s folks. Art Pope, philanthropist and business man, is scheduled to appear on WRAL’s “On the Record” tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Art Pope is the CEO of Variety Wholesalers, Inc and Chairman of the John William Pope Foundation, which funds numerous charitable activities and is a contributor to Civitas. Ultra-liberal organizations including [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
State’s Credit Card Still Maxed Out
The State Treasurer’s Office just released its 2012 Debt Affordability Study analyzing the current state debt situation. Some of the major findings contained in the study: The state’s credit card is still maxed out. In other words, the study concludes that the state’s debt capacity has been exhausted until next year. The state’s transportation debt [...]
Congressman Price Works to Eliminate Election Integrity
You can tell it is an election year – Congressman David Price is using taxpayer’s money to promote himself and his campaign. He recently dropped a franked letter to his constituents that said his office had been flooded with questions about several issues, including “voting rights.” He has proudly co-sponsoring the following bills: • H.R. [...]
Fuzzy math from AFL-CIO
In recent months the North Carolina AFL-CIO has been working overtime to portray itself as mainstream and supportive of the needs of the “99 percent of Americans who work for 1 percent of the people.” See here and here. Aided by a pro-union president and sluggish economy, unions are hoping to tap into what they [...]
