town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
In July 2013, the City of Wilson filed a petition with the FCC regarding municipal broadband service. The FCC asked for public comment. This Spotlight comprises the comments by the…
As an at-large team. Sound absurd? It most certainly is not. With their win last night over nationally ranked Dayton, Davidson’s RPI ranking is currently 39th. Davidson is 12-4 with…
The Common Core debate is far from over. Thursday afternoon the House Education Committee took up Senate Bill 812, Maintain State Authority Over State Standards, aka the Common Core Bill.…
No one, and I mean no one, has created more jobs and economic impact on paper than the newest corporate neighbor in Davidson, N.C. I speak, of course, of IMPLAN.…
School choice and vouchers are good ideas. There has been a lot of debate and it seems many of the misunderstandings are being cleared up. This morning, the House Education…
As has already been noted on the Locker Room, on Wednesday the Republican controlled House Public Utilities Committee voted 18-13–allying themselves with the Obama administration and powerful special interest groups…
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
House Bill 298, Affordable and Reliable Energy Act was the only bill heard in the House Public Utilities Committee today. When a mandate for utility companies to derive 12 ½%…
And on the editorial page no less. And no, it’s not a positive op-ed: The North Carolina towns of Davidson and Mooresville have unwittingly made a foolproof case as to…
Davidson College has banned Chick-Fil-A. Students protested and “nearly 500” signed a petition to prohibit the food service at any campus sanctioned events. No word on how the other 1,420…
Not a surprise, of course. But proving yet again that government does not belong in the business of operating cable TV/broadband systems. And you got to love the operating losses…
Got a column up over at the mothership on the Redline. I’ll save you a click and reprint it here. Iredell County commissioners unanimously found wanting a proposal to build…