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The Press Doing Its Job
The Hendersonville Lightning has an article today that seems pretty lame, like most defense mechanisms do. It is merely saying a Henderson County Commissioner will be patched in to the…
Jerry Dockham
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Voucher Bill Vote
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…
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Fight Against High-Cost Energy Mandate Gains Strength In N.C. Senate
Roy Cordato, vice president for research for the John Locke Foundation, provides this update about legislative efforts to defend North Carolinians against the mandate that currently forces utility companies to…
Elections & Public Integrity
The capital shuffle continues
If your head is spinning because of the shuffle going on in Raleigh and in Washington, join the club. Earlier this week, we learned that Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx will…
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The SB 298 defeat–a tale of special interest politics, pure and simple
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…
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NC Republicans collude with Obama administration, special interests, and enviros against utility customers
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…
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House Public Utility Committee Turns Back HB 298, Continues Raw Deal for Taxpayers and RatePayers
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%…
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HP don’t like Davidson annexation bill
High Point Mayor Becky Smothers and the City Council are officially voicing their opposition to a bill sponsored by Reps. Rayne Brown and Jerry Dockham that would give the Davidson…
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Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: Thursday, April 19, 2012
Big money rules the 9th Congressional District GOP primary (WSOC-TV) Profiles of candidates running in N.C. House District 86, 112 (News-Herald) Two Republicans challenge N.C. Rep. Jerry Dockham, R-Davidson, in…
Health Care
Why doesn’t Gov Perdue like her own budget?
House budgets less and more for DHHS Budget subcommittees last week released their spending plans for the next fiscal year. The plans build on Gov. Perdue’s recommendations and budget writers…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
ObamaCare Exchange Update
Live Blog Rep. Jerry Dockham is the primary sponsor of HB115, to establish a needless ObamaCare Exchange in North Carolina, but his answers in the House Insurance Committee today are…
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Beach plan hits the House
The House considers House Bill 1305, Beach Plan Changes, today for debate and the first of two votes. The debate through committees can be found here and here. This would…