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Ok, this doesn’t deal with politics or current events, but I saw this and found it enjoyable being a NC native.  Enjoy! 38 Signs You’re From North Carolina – If you started humming “Wagon Wheel” in your head while reading the headline, then this list is for you.

The Senate is debating the budget and has been going strong for 3 hours and expected to continue.  So far 12 amendments have been proposed with the majority of amendments being defeated along party lines. Democrats are taking a united attempt to change the budget using the funds outlined as potential revenue cuts from theContinue Reading

The long awaited Senate budget arrived around 10:30pm on Sunday via the legislature’s website.  Monday the subcommittee’s debated the budget, and Tuesday it was heard in Base Budget Appropriations and Finance Committees.  Only having 5 amendments during committee, the budget is scheduled to take the floor in the NC Senate today at 1pm.   ThisContinue Reading

Today, the city of Raleigh published the press release seen below stating a new farmer’s market is coming to Southeast Raleigh in replacement of the two grocery stores that closed in January of this  year.  The Raleigh City Council decided to supply $15,000, to help with start-up costs.  Local reports were made on the closureContinue Reading

Crossover was yesterday; the day that bills introduced into each house must be passed to the other to stay “alive” for the legislative session.  In years past, the legislature has debated into the late hours of the night to pass as many bills as possible before the midnight deadline.  This year was much different, theContinue Reading

Senator Pete Brunstetter said in a news conference today that the Senate would be releasing their tax plan on Sunday.  He didn’t give any specifics of the plan because all senators haven’t been briefed on the details of the plan yet.  The tax plan which was discussed earlier this month has not yet been seenContinue Reading

Click on the video to see his reasoning why the US House needs to repeal ObamaCare.

WSOC-TV, Channel 9 News of Charlotte did an investigative story about the Charlotte districts and which districts get the most money.  The news reporters found that the western districts get the most money, while the southern districts get the least – a difference of $100 million in some cases. Watch the short video segment here.