North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper is attempting to capitalize on opposition to the Voter Photo ID law in an overreaching campaign advertisement. The ad links to the "Volunteer" page of Cooper's campaign website. . Governor McCrory has now signed the Voter Photo ID law, House Bill 589 into law. Cooper had made his opposition to the bill clear, and even urged … [Read more...] about AG Cooper Overreaches with Ad
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No Defense for the Healthy Marriage Act
The so-called “Healthy Marriage Act,” North Carolina Senate Bill 518, currently in committee, would put extra legal hurdles in front of couples that want to divorce, including waiting two years and attending counseling classes. Trying to strengthen marriage by making it difficult to end is like trying to prevent obesity by outlawing large soft drink containers: it overreaching … [Read more...] about No Defense for the Healthy Marriage Act
School Board Shenanigans
School Board Chair Ron Margiotta and Member John Tedesco campaigned on a laudable goal: to strengthen neighborhood schools and minimize busing. Time spent on a bus is time lost. Money spent on buses is money that could have been spent elsewhere - or (gasp) even refunded to the taxpayers. In some instances, children in Wake County are bused extreme distances. Some of the school … [Read more...] about School Board Shenanigans