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Via the Charlotte Observer (shockingly enough!): RALEIGH With Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and other conservatives controlling state government, what’s a North Carolina liberal to do? According to one group, they should: • “Crippl(e) their leaders (McCrory, Tillis, Berger etc.)” • “Eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern.” • “Pressure McCrory at every public event.” • “Slam him [...]
GRAB the Kleenex! Via MyFox8: ASHEBORO, NC — Students at North Asheboro Middle School have raised more than $2,000 dollars for Josh Craven, an Iraq War veteran who lost his left leg to an explosion in August of 2010. Craven’s right leg is intact, but paralyzed below the knee. Because his ability to run is [...]
Does this guy EVER learn? Yes, that was a rhetorical question. Via WRAL: ASHEVILLE, N.C. — President Barack Obama pushed for a higher minimum wage at a re-opened manufacturing plant in Asheville Wednesday because he says Americans who work full-time should not be in poverty. The president followed up his call for the increase from $7.25 [...]
Via WLOS and Politico: President Obama is planning to visit North Carolina next Wednesday, the day after he delivers the State of the Union Address, according to WLOS-ABC7. WLOS reported based on anonymous sources that it will be a day trip to Asheville but did not provide futher details. A White House official did not immediately confirm [...]
First, the story: During his first campaign for governor in 2008, then-Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory said there was a “culture of intimidation” in state government, with local mayors afraid to question the status quo in Raleigh. Some Charlotte Democrats charged Friday that now-Gov. McCrory is practicing what he once preached against. They said the governor, [...]
At least one GOP state rep here in NC is sending the message to state NAACP “leaders” that their racism and demagoguery will NOT allowed to go unchallenged. Via WRAL: RALEIGH, N.C. — State NAACP President Rev. William Barber held a news conference Friday and responded to a Republican House freshman who accused Barber of [...]
An awful day for a lot of hard-working folks here in NC: Oregon-based Daimler Trucks North America has announced it could lay off 1,200 workers at three plants it owns in the Charlotte area, according to a notice given to the state. The cuts are described as temporary layoffs, meaning the company could rehire some [...]
Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory was sworn in earlier today as only our 4th (I had previously in error said 3rd) GOP Governor since 1901: And the very important factoid of the day, also courtesy of the Charlotte Observer (bolded emphasis added by me): McCrory is the first Republican governor in 20 years since Jim [...]
Another one bites the dust: Lincolnton Furniture Company closed abruptly Thursday just one year after it was hailed by President Barack Obama as an example of the recovering U.S. economy. Furniture-making operations stopped indefinitely and only a few people will remain employed moving forward, company financial officer Ben Causey said. “I don’t know where it’s [...]
The Panthers (6-9) are going to try and finish out their mostly dismal season on a positive note by going 4-0 down the homestretch with what they hope will be a victory over the New Orleans Saints this afternoon in an away game. The Saints, in a similar situation as the Panthers with no hopes [...]