Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Aid Org Pushing Refugee Placement In NC Embroiled in Bid Rigging, Bribery Scandal

Posted on July 10, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

An aid organization that wants to start placing refugees in Asheville, North Carolina has been meeting with the local chamber of commerce and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation according to the Asheville Citizen Times. North Carolina already ranks 9th when it comes to the … Continue reading →

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DOJ Can’t Wait For Courts, Files Injunction Against #HB2

Posted on July 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Over the weekend, a woman found a man masturbating in the stall next to her in a popular downtown Charlotte restaurant’s bathroom. Under the Charlotte Ordinance, the man’s presence in the ladies room would have been legal. Under HB 2, his presence there is illegal.

Just a day or so later, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a 70 page injunction against HB 2. Continue reading →

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Benghazi Document Drop Shows $114 Million for #NC20 Candidate’s Company

Posted on July 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

One of the North Carolina General Assembly races this blog followed was the NC-20 House race between Tammy Covil and Holly Grange. Covil ran a tough campaign, calling out Grange’s company, Osprey Global Solutions, and its involvement in Benghazi.

Covil cited the Special Committee on Benghazi and the discovery of emails between Hillary Clinton and Sidney Blumenthal. Those emails showed Blumenthal going to bat for Grange’s company. Blumenthal appears to hold a financial interest in Osprey Global Solutions as well.

The Grange campaign responded by firing off a ‘cease and desist’ letter to the Covil campaign.

As it turns out, in a recent document dump by the House Committee on Benghazi further underscores Covil’s initial claims. Osprey Global Solutions and the very lucrative contracts it would be gaining are also mentioned throughout pages 44 to 50 of the document.

KEEP READING….
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2016 Budget Sent To Governor McCrory. See The K-12 Highlights.

Posted on July 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The 2016 budget was finally hammered out and send to Governor McCrory on July 1st.

Packed inside are significant funding increases for Education and some interesting tidbits.

First, a look at the money. Continue reading →

Posted in A.P. Dillon (LL1885), EDUCATION, June Atkinson, NC DPI, NCGA | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Bill Restoring Right to Sue In State Court Sent to Governor [Update: Gov Signs It]

Posted on July 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Equality NC Director/ Rep. Chris Sgro was unhappy with adjournment being called and that the other 75 representatives in attendance voted to adjourn:

20 of us voted against adjournment, since we didn’t solve the biggest problem in the state by #RepealHB2#ncga#ncpol

— Chris Sgro (@cristoferosgro) July 2, 2016

Apparently, Rep. Sgro was unaware one of his non-profit’s biggest complaints about HB 2 was neutered.

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4th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Again Throwing NC Elections Into Chaos

Posted on July 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In February of this year,  a 3 judge panel from the 4th Circuit Court of appeals threw out the congressional district voting maps just weeks before the state’s primary election.  Maps that had passed muster through multiple challenges were now null. … Continue reading →

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