The News and Observer and the Charlotte Observer have concentrated on the fact that Printelect prints the majority of ballots used in every election in NC (86 out of 100 counties) and that they charge considerably more than other printers. They have also pointed out that Printelect is the sole agent for Election Systems and [...]
- 1Jul14
Investigate the State Board of Elections?
Did the Executive Director and the Chairman of the North Carolina Board of Elections (SBOE) really make changes to an investigative report prepared by its own investigators? If so, it’s time for an outside investigation into the State Board of Elections. WRAL has reported that sources told them Gary Bartlett, executive director, and “Chairman of [...]
- Mar31
Come Fly With Me, Let’s Fly Away
Gov. Perdue recently said that her campaign made a mistake by not reporting 31 flights, which took place over the course of several years. Interestingly enough, these flights were reported around the time that the Easley Campaign began to come under fire for failing to report campaign flights that put donors over their state mandated contribution limits. [...]
- Mar29
Fraud and Beverly Perdue or “It Takes One to Know One”
Here are a couple of definitions of the word “fraud” that I found on the internet using “U.S.Legal Definitions, and “The Free Dictionary” A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain One that defrauds; a cheat Fraud may also be made by an omission or purposeful failure to state material facts, which [...]
- Dec14
Perdue Flights — More Questions Than Answers
Gov. Bev Perdue’s campaign committee disclosed late last week five additional airplane flights then then Lt. Gov. took but were not previously disclosed on campaign finance reports. This report continues to raise more questions than answers about how many more flights are out there that have not been disclosed and why is it so hard [...]
- Dec03
Did NC politicians participate in “Insider Trading”?
Yesterday Chad Adams posted on allegations of insider trading concerning Law Enforcement Associates (LEA) by State Senator Tony Rand (D-Cumberland). Among the allegations “…approximately 50 North Carolina Politicians, including former and present governors, who were personal friends of both Rand, and Carrington, its former owner. The list showed that those persons had purchased large amounts [...]
- Dec01
Watch what Perdue does – not what she says!
Yesterday Gov. Bev Perdue was talking about completing the I-485 loop around Charlotte. While talking she said: “We want you to have a reason to bring it in under budget, and done well, and done so as to last for the next 50 years,” Perdue said. “The only way I think you can do that, [...]
- Sep10
Gov. Bev Gets One Right
For most of the year Governor Bev Perdue has not been getting things right. But when she does I want to say good job. Her veto of the “Clarify Legislative Confidentiality” bill sure looks like the right thing to do. If the legislature has managed to raise taxes and pass legislation under current law, it should [...]
- Sep09
The Gov is Twittering
Apparently, this is what hiring a new $136,000 a year communications and policy adviser will get you. A Twitter account! That’s sure to turn around her poll numbers!
- Sep08
Perdue and Charlotte
In Sunday’s Charlotte Observer, reporter Mark Johnson takes a look at Perdue’s struggling popularity in Charlotte. Wait, haven’t you heard this one before? Yep, when I wrote about it last month. Lesson here: read Civitas publications now or read it in the paper next month.
- Sep02
Nothing to See Here! Please Disperse!
With apologies to Lt. Frank Debin and The Naked Gun. Apparently, the way for NC State University to cover up distract the public from the hiring of Mary Easley at $170,000 a year is to hire a new communications director for $190,000 per year. According to the N&O, the job has been vacant since January. [...]
- Aug24
There She Goes Again…
First she hired a new communications and policy adviser for $136,000, now the governor has hired a new full-time military adviser for $90,000 per year. The advisor, Mike Alexander, started on Aug. 17, said Perdue spokesman Tim Crowley. He is to earn $90,000 a year. Alexander takes over from Ann Lichtner, who was working part-time [...]
- Aug14
Perdue Issues Budget Cut
It’s 4pm on a Friday, what is your Governor doing? Issuing an Executive Order cutting the newly minted FY09-10 budget by 5%. Yes, the budget that the General Assembly just passed and Governor just signed is already so far from reality that the Governor is taking steps to adjust it. This move just begs so [...]
- 1Aug13
Did Perdue Violate Her Own Executive Order?
On July 24, Governor Bev Perdue issued Executive Order No. 20, which among other ways to restrict government spending, instructed the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) to: “OSBM shall restrict agencies from filing vacant permanent or temporary positions, except for those for which commitments have been made prior to the date of this [...]
- Aug13
When a Bump Really Isn’t a Bump
PPP released a new poll yesterday showing Gov. Bev Perdue’s job approval rating “on the rise” from 25% last month to 27% this month. The N&O echoed the sentiment saying that Perdue’s numbers “may be turning around.” Well, yes, they may be turning around, but PPP’s poll, despite their claims, show her numbers statistically the [...]
- Aug05
Too Close For Comfort
Gov. Beverly Perdue would have us believe that simple errors were the reason her campaign had not reported 17 private flights during her campaign for Governor. And, she probably wants us to trust her when she asserts that her campaign discovered the omissions as they were doing a review “prompted by software problems.” Right, Sure, [...]
- 1Aug03
Not So Transparent NC
On Friday, Dallas Woodhouse and several other members of Americans for Prosperity went to Bev Purdue’s office to deliver petitions from North Carolinians expressing their discontent with proposed new taxes. ABC 11 was there to cover the event, but security unlawfully tried to kick them out. Didn’t Bev Purdue just pledge to increase transparency?