Several district polls were released this week detailing state races in eastern North Carolina. You can check out the full details of all three here: Senate 1 (Beaufort, Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank, Tyrrell, and Washington counties): Sen. Marc Basnight leads Republican opponent Hood Richardson 49-39 percent. House 1 (Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, and Tyrell counties): [...]
- 1Jul28
Basnight Fundraiser Advertised Via Public Listserv
A political fundraiser for State Senate Pro-Tem Marc Basnight (D-Dare) was advertised via a publicly funded e-mail list according to a news report. An invitation to the event was sent to the town of Kill Devil Hills e-mail list. Using the town e-mail list was unethical, but news reports suggest that the entire episode was [...]
- Jun17
Hypocrisy of Gambling in NC
The hypocrisy on display this morning at the General Assembly with regards to HB80, entitled “Ban Electronic Sweepstakes,” was appalling. The bill would do exactly what its title implies – ban the proliferating electronic sweepstakes gaming industry that only recently emerged. Privately run video gaming businesses would be banned if the bill passed eliminating private sector gambling in [...]
- Apr06
Measuring the General Assembly’s Effectiveness
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research released its biennial legislator effectiveness rankings today, and many of the highest ranking legislators will not be returning. In order to measure effectiveness, the Center takes surveys of registered lobbyists, the capitol press, and the legislators themselves. These groups are asked to rate the legislators in several [...]
- Mar30
State Pier Revenue to Benefit Non-Profit, Not Taxpayers
The saga with the $25 million taxpayer funded fishing pier at Nags Head continues to drag on… Not only have we seen overblown job creation numbers, the secret plans for additional taxpayer-funded piers, and a company owned by Sen. Marc Basnight (D-Dare) receiving a state contract to build a portion of the pier. Now we [...]
- Jan21
More on Basnight and the Pier
After seeing our article from Jan. 12 detailing how Basnight Construction received a subcontract job to build a portion of the $25 million fishing pier in Sen. Marc Basnight’s district, news reporters caught up with him yesterday to ask him about his involvement. Sen. Basnight’s response according to the N&O was that he resigned from [...]