The Civitas Institute has filed a state ethics complaint against Gov. Roy Cooper, seeking a ruling and possible investigation into questions of his handling of $57.8 million from a utility coalition building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 @ 2:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The most recent response from Gov. Roy Cooper to legislative leaders about a questionable $57.8 million funding arrangement with the operators of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline might lead to formal demands for information from the Cooper administration
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 @ 6:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House passed House Bill 90 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, commandeering a controversial $58 million discretionary fund Gov. Roy Cooper created with developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and redirecting the money to education
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, urged the General Assembly not to spend any money from a fund negotiated by his Democratic successor, Roy Cooper, and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators, saying the process for securing the money was tainted
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 1:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Constitutional questions persist about the murky $57.8 million deal between Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators and Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2018 @ 5:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the North Carolina Senate recently passed a bill with several moving parts - a newly reconstituted State Board of Elections, a rebuff of Gov. Roy Cooper’s attempt to evade legislative control of state revenue, and a multi-year fix to a funding dispute about class size
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 @ 8:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ford Porter, spokesperson for Governor Cooper, released the following statement today on legislative Republicans ACP hypocrisy
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 7:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Senate Republicans suggested the state could approach a constitutional crisis if it enables a governor to control money outside the normal budgetary process
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lee Lilley did little to assuage Republicans' concerns over a $57.8 million "voluntary" payment to Gov. Roy Cooper's office from companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2018 @ 1:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper spent much of his first 13 months in office defending the venerated principle of separation of powers
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now Gov. Cooper confirms that his intention for the $58 million extortion “voluntary contribution” made in exchange for the approval of permits to allow the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to begin construction will be exclusively his slush fund.
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 3:58 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland, said if the utility companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline voluntarily contributed $57.8 million to the state as Gov. Roy Cooper claims, they better not try to recoup the money through rate increases tied to construction costs
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Responding to questions from the General Assembly's senior nonpartisan staff, officials from Gov. Roy Cooper's budget office said a $57.8 million agreement Cooper made with the operators of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a "voluntary contribution" that will be distributed by a yet-to-be-named board
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 3:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On its face, the agreement between the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the Commonwealth of Virginia looks similar to the deal the pipeline operators signed with Gov. Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, January 31st, 2018 @ 11:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is a financial agreement between the governor of North Carolina and a private party legal just because the governor says so?
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 @ 10:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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Roy Cooper is an experienced and capable politician. So far, his approval ratings are fine
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina will work toward a renewable energy future and rural economic development with the establishment of a new fund, Governor Roy Cooper said Friday
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2018 @ 3:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I think the administration of Gov. Roy Cooper favors the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project connecting natural-gas generation in West Virginia to natural-gas consumers in Virginia and North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 2:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline cuts a 600-mile underground swath through three states, beginning in Harrison County, West Virginia
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Are we really required to read Required Reading. If so, is that constitutional?
Published: Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 @ 11:19 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Highway planning courtesy of William Tecumseh Sherman. We are still working on his original plan to tear it down and start over in Atlanta.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 9:08 am
By: Bobby Tony
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We are right on the cusp of a mile race but have only completed the first 100 yards (days), so it may be a bit premature to declare a winner. But what do I know, I had to quit sports and go to work and they may have altered the course length since 1960.
Published: Saturday, April 29th, 2017 @ 1:28 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It is common for conservatives to use the term 'Fly-Over-Country' to describe that base of support that cannot really be identified with any specific beliefs but seem to all reside somewhere between the two left coasts of New York and California.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2017 @ 6:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The time is approaching when we will need to settle down and accept the final results. It is understandable that people will want to deny the truth but facts are facts.
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 11:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I received this card in recently asking for an update on one of my old cars. I never responded but was surprised that they would still have me in the files since 1974 when I bought the car.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 1:13 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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There is always a part II to most of my stories. Most of the time I do not publish them here on BCN because even I know that very few care about Part I, so a Part II is further proof that my own narcissistic tendencies have overcome my better judgement.
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 4:58 am
By: Bobby Tony
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In one day on North Carolina's Outer Banks, I travel nearly 160 miles, and see one of the East Coast's most spectacular national seashores: abundant sand, sea, and an expansive estuary.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 5:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-03) continued his opposition to expansion of the marine sanctuary system off the Atlantic Coast.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 10:33 pm
By: Russell Allen
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A visit from an old combat buddy rekindles the guilt and angst again.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 @ 2:54 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I hadn't thought of Lewis Grizzard in quite some time; that is until I read an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article titled, "Remembering Lewis Grizzard on his 70th birthday."
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 9:16 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Once again this year, my husband will march in the Georgia Veterans Day Parade with members of the Atlanta Vietnam Veterans Business Association (AVVBA), and that evening we'll attend the Freedom Ball.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2016 @ 1:52 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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I am eagerly awaiting the publication of my first book−The Ink Penn, Celebrating the Magic in the Everyday−due to be released November 21.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 10:54 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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To some the nom de plume "Cracker " is a pejorative term reflecting on the character of the person. I will leave it up to you to research the origin and pick your preference on the meaning. Like everything else in this current world, words can be redefined and appropriated based on the prejudice o
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:33 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I have no problem believing that Donald Trump did what has been alleged by the recent revelation from women from his past encounters. I expected this would be a news event long ago.
Published: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 @ 11:52 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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