Category Archives: NCGA

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.

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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 →

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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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AG Roy Cooper Kills Bipartisan #HB2 Changes

Posted on July 2, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, WBTV is reporting that North Carolina Attorney General, Roy Cooper, made ‘personal phone calls’ to Democrats involved with the recent attempts to amend HB 2. Cooper apparently bullied them into dropping their support.

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The Wages of #HB2 Appeasement

Posted on July 1, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Apparently, the NBA is an official elected body in the state of North Carolina. Or at least that is how they are being treated by ‘NCGA leadership’ and Governor McCrory who have been in ‘private’ and closed door discussions with the NBA over changes to HB2.

Now we learn a second draft with additional changes to HB2 in in play that includes a ‘ blue ribbon commission’.

You cannot appease anyone or anything whose primary goal is your complete destruction. Continue reading →

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NCGA Bill Refines Language For Charter School Renewal, Closures

Posted on June 30, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A bill making quite a few changes to how Charter schools operate in North Carolina will be sent to the Governor for signature.

House Bill 242 changes some language and criteria regarding the renewal of charter schools. The old language was stricken and new sections were added that clarify the process. Much of the language is the same, but appears to be reorganized. Continue reading →

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