Category Archives: POLITICS NC

Welcome to the Court Run Banana Republic of NC

Posted on January 11, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday a three-judge panel ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Common Cause v Rucho involving North Carolina’s redistricting maps.  Welcome to the court run banana republic of North Carolina. Continue reading →

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Roy Cooper’s Education Commission: Unelected, Partisan Shadow Group

Posted on January 4, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Cooper’s Latest Stunt? A Partisan, Shadow Education Commission.
Back in July, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the formation an education commission entitled, the Governor’s Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education. Parents are once again missing from the discussion. Continue reading →

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Cooper Is the Corporate Subsidy Governor

Posted on January 4, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

While campaigning, Roy Cooper ran on an Occupy Wall Streetesque theme that corporations shouldn’t be getting tax cut and subsidies. Now that he’s governor, he’s handing out subsidies like Halloween candy while his staff is taking pot shots at tax cuts. Continue reading →

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Governor Debates: Cooper Stuck on Social Issues, Confused About Taxes

Posted on December 30, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

The second and third gubernatorial debates took place on October 11th and 18th respectively. While there were no ‘October surprises’ during these debates, what was surprising were some of the claims made by Attorney General Roy Cooper. Continue reading →

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Former Register of Deeds Indicted For Embezzlement

Posted on December 15, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

The former Wake county register of deeds has been indicted on embezzlement charges after over a 9 month-long investigation into the disappearance of around $2.3 million over a period of nine years. Continue reading →

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Special Master Persily Produces Plan, Maps for NC Redistricting

Posted on December 5, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

This article first appeared at American Lens on December 5, 2017.
This article and related previous articles are being republished here as the redistricting legal battles in NC continue.
Nathan Persily, the Special Master forced on North Carolina by a three-judge panel in the ongoing Covington v. North Carolina case over redistricting, has produced a “plan” and changes to the maps already drawn in August by elected NC legislators. Continue reading →

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