While the media is reporting on an important political story, WRAL is leaving out key information about its deep connections to the group at the center of the story . The Charlotte Observer posted a story on BlueprintNC, a liberal group responsible for coordinating activities on the left, after a ”confidential” 38 page strategy memo was leaked. Wral picked [...]
Legislative Activity Archives
The Bottom Line: NC and US Are Broke
Our president, Francis De Luca, cuts to the heart of the matter in a newscast about unemployment benefits and Medicaid. The news story reviews the plight of those covered by Medicaid and unemployment pay. But the basic truth is that neither the state or the federal government has the money to pay for the benefits [...]
Thom Tillis Press Conference
NC House Speaker Thom Tillis provided some hints as to what the General Assembly may do this year. Here is what I took away from it. He sounded confident that the GA could keep the budget numbers looking OK, compared the nearly $3 billion debt that loomed three years ago. On K-12 schools, look for [...]
I Choose to Remember the Good
October 2001 a baby was born and who would of thought that six weeks later his father, a police officer, was gunned down on a Fayetteville street. That night, Nov. 29, 2001, was something no one in his family was prepared for. Officer Roy Gene Turner Jr. was a member of the Neighborhood Improvement Team [...]
Challenges and Possibilities for the NCGA
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said a lot to hearten conservatives at his press conference today — yet it was also clear that challenges remain. He said the state budget was in much better shape than two years ago. But he declined to predict a surplus. He said lawmakers were shooting for a budget [...]
