President Biden is now looking at North Carolina as potentially the most important state in the nation to win in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. While a Democrat hasn’t won North Carolina since Barack Obama in 2008, Biden’s team is now seeing a path to victory due to changing political factors in our state, such … [Read more…]
Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is coming to the Charlotte area today to hold a rally in Tega Cay. The local branches of Reaganites and Mom’s for Liberty will be introducing the Florida Governor tonight at 5:30pm at the Glennon Center (15083 Molokai Dr). Tickets for tonight’s event are free and can be found … [Read more…]
Vice President Kamala Harris will be flying to Charlotte on Air Force Two next week to give a speech at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport. According to a press release from the White House, the Vice President will be arriving on June 24th to speak about the reversal of Roe v. Wade. … [Read more…]
Former President Donald Trump and former VP Mike Pence will join Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the main speakers at this month’s Republican Party convention in Greensboro. According to a press release, “The 2023 NCGOP State Convention will be held at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC June 8-11 and … [Read more…]
The Governor of North Carolina has just declared a State of Emergency for our public school system over several bills the Republican-controlled veto-proof NC legislature will likely soon pass. The State of Emergency specifically addresses Senate Bill 406 (Choose Your School, Choose Your Future), House Bill 17 (Elect the SBE/SPI as SBE … [Read more…]
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled General Assembly has just overridden the Democratic governor’s veto to enact legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Despite Governor Roy Cooper’s efforts to convince at least one Republican to uphold his veto, the party-line override was successful. Previously, the state law prohibited almost all abortions … [Read more…]
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have just advanced a new bill (NC House Bill 189) that removes the requirement for anyone wanting to carry a concealed handgun to obtain a permit from the local sheriff. The move comes just a month after the Republican-controlled General Assembly repealed another type of permit required before purchasing a … [Read more…]
Representative Tricia Cotham, who was elected to the NC House as a Democrat this past November, just announced that she is switching her party affiliation to Republican, giving Republicans in North Carolina a veto-proof supermajority in both the Senate and now the House. Cotham defeated Republican Tony Long by an 18 point margin in the … [Read more…]
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Council recently approved a measure to create the state’s first legal medical marijuana system. “The Council’s approval of a medical marijuana ordinance is a testament to the changing attitudes toward legal marijuana and a recognition of the growing body of evidence that supports cannabis as … [Read more…]
On Friday, the Biden Administration announced the allocation of $8.2 million for the development of new passenger train corridors across the United States, including funding for the high-speed rail corridor between Charlotte and Atlanta. This ambitious project, spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, has been just been granted an additional $500,000 for feasibility studies … [Read more…]