Category Archives: NC News

NC General Assembly Passes Smart, Real World Gun Legislation

This is not “common sense” reform, ie, massive restrictions on the 2nd Amendment Rights of law abiding citizens, but real world reforms that make sense. And will surely piss off Liberals who hate the notion of Other People owning guns (WRAL) The state House and Senate have approved a sweeping package of gun lawsthat tighten […]

Liberals Shriek Over NC Commonsense Voter Regulations

The NC Senate has proposed a few simple voting changes Senate Republican leaders are planning to take a voter ID bill and add provisions that cut early voting by a week, repeal same-day registration, allow counties to limit Sunday voting, end pre-registration of 16- and 17-year-olds and end straight-ticket voting. Other provisions increase the maximum […]

NC Democrats Admit They Really Hate Citizens Keeping More Of Their Own Money

They can exclaim whatever talking point they want, but in any tax reform debate it’s easy to see that Democrats hate The Government getting less money and citizens keeping more of what they earn (WRAL) Lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory struck a deal on tax reform Monday, ending a weeks-long impasse over how to rewrite […]

Irony: “Moral Monday” Crowd To Rally For Abortion Rights

They’re doing their best to position today’s crazy protest as about being for “women’s rights”, but since the big topic over the last two weeks here in North Carolina has been legislation instituting a few basic, minor common sense solutions regarding abortion, we know what they mean (WRAL) The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP […]

NC House Passes Common Sense Abortion Bill

Democrats are very, very, very unhappy that this occurred (WRAL) The state House on Thursday approved a proposal to add regulations to the operations of North Carolina abortion clinics. The House voted 74-41 in favor of the bill, which now returns to the Senate for a final vote before going to Gov. Pat McCrory. He […]

NY Times Really Concerned About North Carolina Losing Its “Progressive” Cred

I’m devastated (WRAL) A Wednesday editorial in The New York Times is the latest blow to North Carolina’s reputation as a progressive state. Headlined “The Decline of North Carolina,” the editorial criticizes the “grotesque damage” created by the Republican-led General Assembly. “State government has become a demolition derby, tearing down years of progress in public […]

NC Senate Adds Common Sense Abortion Restrictions To Sharia Law Bill

When I first saw this article at both WRAL and the Raleigh News and Observer, I was really hoping that there would be a Memeorandum thread, with a whole bunch of liberals freaking out over what are common sense restrictions. I got the first, but not the second. From the N&O A bill restricting abortions […]

NC School Superintendent Wants Teachers Excluded From Paying Income Tax

In other words, she wants teachers to not pay their “fair share” (Raleigh N&O) Legislators rejected a suggestion from the elected state schools chief that the state exempt teachers from personal income taxes. June Atkinson, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, told News & Observer editorial writers and reporters Monday that teachers should be exempt, […]

North Carolina Looks To Do Away With Gun Permits

And change a whole raft of other regulations regarding handguns (Raleigh N&O) A major gun-rights bill took an unexpected turn Tuesday with a proposal to eliminate the law that requires people receive a permit from their county sheriff before they can buy a handgun. The bill, approved in a Senate Judiciary committee, still requires a […]

Bummer: Hybrid Drivers Could Pay More In North Carolina

Gee, who would have seen this coming? (via GC from Raised On Hoecakes) (News 14) North Carolina drivers who use hybrid cars could end up paying for it in the long run. State lawmakers in the Senate have proposed drivers pay an additional fee if they drive a hybrid or electric car. They are the […]

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