Immediate Action: McCrory threatened “immediate state legislative intervention” before passage of Charlotte ordinance. (Charlotte Observer, 2/22/16) It can wait: McCrory said lawmakers should wait until short session in late April to deal with Charlotte Ordinance …
Read MoreGovernor McCrory signed HB2, as a result, many major US corporations, including Apple, Google, Twitter, American Airlines have publically condemned this decision. The backlash from the business and sports communities has been overwhelming and swift. Here are the facts: IBM, a large North …
Read MoreIn the span of 3 days in March of 2016 McCrory has taken two unilateral actions to assert greater control over coal ash cleanup and then declare coal ash a non-issue. On March 8, 2016 his administration rescinded “do not drink” orders that were in place for hundreds of residents…
Read MoreMcCrory Hosted Private Dinner with Duke CEO And Their Respective Counsels While “Sweet Deal” Was Under Consideration… McCrory met with Duke’s CEO at the Executive Residence and their respective counsels while coal ash settlement was under consideration. &ldq…
Read MoreGovernor McCrory intervened on behalf of a donor and friend to extend a private prison contract over the objections of his own prison officials. Here are the facts: McCrory has received $12,000 in campaign contributions from Graeme Keith of The Keith Corporation, his son, and their busine…
Read MoreYesterday the NCGA’s Fiscal Research Division and OSBM released new state revenue forecasts that found a $400 million surplus, instead of a deficit, as had been previously estimated. But buried in the official memo are two dichotomies that explains all you need to know about …
Read More[Updated May 4] This week questions continued to surround Governor McCrory’s failures to properly disclose payments he received, this time for trips paid for by a Washington-based partisan political group to attend lavish meetings at hotels across the country. While they are…
Read MoreWe found these responses particularly insightful: On Thursday, Gov. Pat McCrory released a unambitious state budget, that barely covered the state’s most pressing needs. The Raleigh News & Observer explained it best, “The document runs almost 300 pages. Its expla…
Read MoreAccording to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, South Carolina’s labor force is growing to record levels while North Carolina’s labor force shrinks to the lowest point since 1976. SC unemployment rate declines, record workforce cited South Carolina’s u…
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