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Isabel Vincent writes for the New York Post about new criticism of Los Angeles’ embattled mayor. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass got into office promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)…
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer previously shared in an interview her expectation that even though the city had secured a stay on litigation to take over the municipal water system, she…
Boone lost its ETJ. The maneuver is viewed as yet another attempt by state legislators of the R persuasion to decrease revenue streams flowing into strongholds of the D persuasion.…
Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr. ruled yesterday that the State of North Carolina’s attempt to legislate the City of Asheville’s water system into the hands of the Metropolitan Sewerage…
In today’s news, we have some interesting public meetings about town. They’re interesting because all three are being convened by private interests, more or less. In Haywood County, non-incumbent candidates…
Believe it or not, I spend my spare time trying to figure Tim Moffitt out. Last night, inspired by the bounteous gifts Asheville City Council agreed to bestow upon the…
At tonight’s meeting of Asheville City Council, Deputy City Manager Jeff Richardson provided an update on anti-Asheville legislation. He framed the matter more neutrally, of course. The first shocker was…
The City of Asheville, according to press reports, has decided to sue the General Assembly for forcing them to turn their water system over to a soon-to-be-created Metropolitan Water and…
If the Searcy’s, whoever they are, are to be believed, Columbus has a big problem. The town recently made news for getting lots of points for participating in state traffic…
For some reason, there was a lag-time for news about the attempt of Asheville City Council to negotiate in “good faith.” For all you Sleeping Beauties out there, the good-faith…
Might the state legislature want Asheville to forfeit its cash-cow water system to starve off governmental escapades like four items on city council’s agenda for this coming Tuesday: a public…