Election day is November 2 of this year, what will you be doing? Hopefully showing North Carolina’s reckless spenders who is boss. The November is Coming Conference is a two day event in Asheville, North Carolina providing YOU with the knowledge and tools to help take back our state in November. We will offer numerous [...]
S.B. 1114
S.B. 1114 has now passed the third reading of both the Senate and the House. Apparently neither body saw the potential for patronage that this bill creates; however, it is now up to Governor Perdue to take a stand. If the Governor wants to crack down on government corruption as much as she claims, one would [...]
A More In-depth Look at No-bid Contracts
Several weeks ago I wrote a Bad Bill of the Week for SB 1114 – a bill that would remove the bidding requirements for municipal contracts in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Asheville, and Mecklenburg County. In a more recently published article in the Chapel Hill News, I address the arguments of the bill’s supporters and further [...]
Election ’09 Protecting Incumbents Clearly
Early municipal elections are showing massive incumbent protection and incredibly low turnout. In Erwin, Rocky Mount and Fayetteville 100% of incumbents were re-elected. In Raleigh, all but one incumbent found themselves on the winning side. John Odom, former councilman, was once again elected to the council in District B. Henderson even returned all but one [...]
