town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
This past week 99.1% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Nevertheless, 49 out of every 50 (98.4%) adult North Carolinians — and more than 24…
On Thursday, May 14, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Governor Roy Cooper’s executive order establishing social distancing guidelines aimed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Carolina Journal’s Lyndsay Marchello…
You have to admire the audacity of Robert Bush and the Arts and Science Council (ASC) for their campaign to increase the sales tax in Mecklenburg County by a quarter-cent.…
On Tuesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CMS) school board passed the “Municipal Concerns Act of 2018.” It is a stunningly brazen document. As Jim Morrill of the Charlotte Observer explains, What the…
Interesting to see Davidson Mayor Rusty Knox weigh in on House Bill 514, which would allow suburban Charlotte cities to create their own charter schools: “This has almost become a…
Writing at fayobserver.com (the online Fayetteville Observer), JLF President and CEO Kory Swanson joins the Mercatus Center’s Brent Skorup explains why the idea of more government involvement in the providing of…
The Martin Center for Academic Renewal submits the following: On Monday, January 30 at 12PM, former North Carolina governor James G. Martin and Martin Center president Jenna Robinson will present…
MI-Connection, the cable and internet provider that Mooresville, Davidson and Cornelius bought back in 2007, continues to lose money. Per aShortChronicle: Based on numbers just confirmed from Town of Davidson…
The basic idea, per the Charlotte Observer: Unable to move forward with a commuter rail line, the Charlotte Area Transit System is moving closer to starting the Red Line with…
A new economic study entitled, The Impact of Government Owned Broadband Networks on Private Investment and Consumer Welfare dives into the issue of whether municipalities ought to own broadband systems.…
Budgets lay out priorities. Votes on the budget reflect priorities of lawmakers. The governor had his with a 2.3% increase in spending. The House passed a budget last week that…
RALEIGH — The Federal Communications Commission made a mistake when it approved the city of Wilson’s petition to overturn a North Carolina law limiting municipal broadband services. A new John…