Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Budget Compromise is here
View in your browser. The battle between the House and Senate is coming to a close. Late Wednesday night the most recent budget deal for the 2015 year was posted…
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
regulatory agency responsible for the enforcement of North Carolina’s fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws
Liberty
Forget Power Grabs, Watch Turkeys
As you know, I recently read The 500 Year Leap. For a few hours, I got to enjoy words from Cicero and other greats dreaming up ways to have an…
Liberty
Bear found on NC State Campus
Featured Story this Morning from NC State’s Bulletin: A staff member discovered a dead black bear on campus Tuesday morning, fueling a flurry of activity on social media as students…
Liberty
Creepy
Greg Gutfeld remarked recently that he wondered how many homeless people were grad students studying the phenomenon. I have often wondered how many drug dealers were sting officers. Today, we…
Liberty
Do My Homework
Saith the Smoky Mountain News: Of interest to anglers is a statewide proposed regulation that encourages private landowners to allow public access to inland fishing waters. You may think twice…
Liberty
‘Possum Drop Defenders: Happy Warriors Against The Left
PETA is at it again. The Leftist animal rights group is trying to prevent Brasstown, North Carolina from using an opossum in its New Year’s Eve ‘Possum Drop. But instead…
Energy
Bears with bling
Oh my. The state will be starting a program soon to collar and release 40 bears in the Asheville area to track their movements, the first time such a study…
Liberty
How Would a Possum Vote?
PETA is still trying to stop the allegedly “cruel” New Year’s Eve Possum Drop in Brasstown. They have petitioned the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to withhold a permit for the…
Law & Public Safety
Did anyone notice? Eminent domain change passes the House
A proposed constitutional amendment snuck through the N.C. House with little fanfare. The House on Thursday approved a proposed change that would enshrine eminent domain protections into the N.C. Constitution.…
Liberty
Midget Fish Lobby Scores Again
The NC Wildlife Resources Commission is discriminating against long bass. We understand that there is more protein in a full-grown fish than in a fish sprout. However, selectively killing fish…
Liberty
PETA Finally Speaks
PETA opposes the Brasstown New Year’s Eve Possum Drop. PETA spokesman David Perle argued, “Using a captive opossum as the centerpiece of a raucous party is cruel and illegal.” He…
Regulation
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on the state Wildlife Resources Commission’s consideration of major changes in North Carolina hunting rules. John Hood’s Daily Journal uses historical examples to…