Category Archives: POLITICS NC

Sen. Barefoot Introduces Bill to increase “Geographic Diversity” on Wake Board of Commissioners

Posted on March 5, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Senator Chad Barefoot introduced SB 181 – Wake County Commissioner Districts. The point of the bill apparently is to address the large population growth in Wake County by updating representation on the Wake Commissioners Board. Continue reading →

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Rep. Foxx Is Dead Wrong on H.R. 5 (Update: So Is The Blaze)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Rep. Virginia Foxx penned an Op-Ed at Breitbart about H.R. 5, “The Student Success Act”. Her Op-Ed contains all the same talking points as other co-sponsors of this bill and she’s facing criticism for it on her Facebook page.

Many of the claims Rep. Foxx has made about the bill appear to be false and the main premise of the article was that the bill reduces the ‘federal footprint’ and that “The Student Success Act gets Washington out of the business of running schools.”

No, it doesn’t. In fact, it does the opposite. This bill does not ‘reduce Washington’s federal footprint’, it turns Washington into Bigfoot.

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Sen. Tillman Was For Vouchers Before He Was Against Them?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senator Tillman today, 2015 : “I’ve never been for school vouchers.” (Policy Watch)

“They [private schools] are not regulated and we don’t know what they teach there, do we? Do you know?” said Tillman at the conclusion of Tuesday’s joint education appropriations meeting. A proponent of “school choice,” Tillman said he prefers the charter school model over private school vouchers.

“And do you know who’s the biggest recipient of school vouchers? A Muslim school,” said Tillman. “The Muslim schools are leading the pack. I’m not in favor of that.”

Let’s take a walk back in time, shall we?

As you read, ask yourself: Does Senator Tillman believe in all school choice or just the choice of schools he deems worthy?

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It Started With A Tweet About The #NCDEMS

Posted on February 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

I received an email from George Fisher this morning in my inbox. The email pointed me at a tweet:

Things to consider as Democrats: As we embrace HKonJ and also Valentine’s Day: let’s not forget that one of the… http://t.co/N4GQSUMKko

— George Fisher (@GeorgeFisher100) February 14, 2015

That tweet referenced at Facebook post from Mr. Fisher that read:

Things to consider as Democrats:

As we embrace HKonJ and also Valentine’s Day: let’s not forget that one of the first things the new leader of the North Carolina Democratic Party did in her official capacity was to fire a single mother with two children and a pregnant woman. ‪#‎newNCDP‬ ‪#‎ncpol‬ ‪#‎gotyourback‬

Oh my. War on Women?

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About That Gas Tax Proposal…

Posted on February 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Americans For Prosperity (AFP) is circulating a petition to halt a bill that includes a temporary cut to the state’s gas tax rate and that also sets a new minimum rate level to stabilize the revenue stream, which the DOT depends on.

The AFP petition doesn’t that the current floor minimum is 37.5 cents:

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Yadkin County Teacher Charged For Assaulting Handicapped Student

Posted on February 10, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A teacher at Forbush High in Yadkin county has been charged with assaulting a handicapped student and obstructing justice. The teacher has been suspended with pay.

Fox 8:

Judy Ellison Wilburn, of Pfafftown, was arrested by the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office on Friday and charged with one misdemeanor count of assault on a handicapped person and one felony count of common law obstruction of justice.

Wilburn may look familiar to some.

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