Governor Bev Perdue today said it was her intent to form a state-federal partnership to run a health exchange under Obamacare. It was one of three choices, the others being a state run exchange or letting the federal government run it. She told a press conference she couldn’t speak for Governor elect Pat McCrory but [...]
Thousands Sign Petition for North Carolina to Secede
North Carolina is one of seven states to have the necessary 25,000 signatures to submit a petition to secede and become a sovereign independent government. The petition is available at the White House web site. It shows 26,508 North Carolina citizens have signed the petition. The other states to raise enough signatures are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, [...]
State Candidates Get Priceless Forum Thanks to Paul Ryan
Three Republican statewide candidates got the gift of a broader stage for their message when asked to speak at a Mitt Romney rally in Raleigh. Click on the video report
Senate Budget Leader: Obamacare Could be Straw to Break the Camel’s Back
Budget writers at the General Assembly are doubly anxious about the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Obamacare. That appears to be the only hope with a Republican President vowing to reverse course on universal healthcare. If there is any silver lining in that ruling the high court said the federal government couldn’t [...]
Waste Energy a Waste
Friday’s Bad Bill of the Week on HB 1139 featured just another instance of needless and inefficient “green legislation.” What happens when corporations can’t meet the standards imposed upon them? Yesterday, according to newsobserver.com, over six separate utilities corporations, including Progress Energy out of Raleigh, appealed to the Energy Commission for an extension on meeting [...]
