CAUTION Calls for End to Incentive Deals Charges Levied Against Mayor No Surprise in World of “Pay to Play” Politics Charlotte, NC – March 26, 2014 – Common Americans United to Inspire OUR Nation (CAUTION) announced today its disappointment that Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested on public corruption charges and that it seeks an end […]
A controversy is brewing within the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. On March 15, the Party’s annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner will be held at the Carmel Country Club. This event is the single largest fundraising opportunity held every year for the County Party, which is by and large responsible for it’s own funding. It has not […]
The Charlotte City Council will be asked to approve spending $12 million at tonight’s City Council meeting. The reason? To reach 65% completion of the design phase for the CityLYNX Gold Line..ie, the streetcar. This is the level of “local investment” that will be seen by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a commitment to the project by the […]
Citizens in the Lake Norman area are announcing this week the launch of a new group called Lake Norman Conservatives. Monthly meetings are open to the public and are designed to inform citizens about issues impacting our community, state, and nation. The founders of the group are Carole Gibbons, Mary Lou Richardson, and Sharon Hudson […]
It’s been an ugly two days on a couple of Mecklenburg County boards. On Monday, the new town of Huntersville board was sworn in and shortly thereafter returning mayor Jill Swain called for a vote on her committee recommendations…recommendations that altered tradition and left top vote getters off of important committees. House Guest Rick Short […]
Dennis Peterson, candidate for Charlotte City Council At-Large, released the following statement today. “I indicated yesterday during the WTVI League of Women’s Voters debate that I felt incentives led to a “culture of cronyism”. That afternoon, I was proven correct when the Charlotte Business Journal released an article showcasing how Council supporters of the handout […]
Join CAUTION and PunditHouse.com as we welcome to Charlotte Doc Thompson, the host of The Morning Blaze on Glenn Beck’s Blaze Radio Network and a frequent guest host on the Glenn Beck Program. Charlotte’s municipal elections will have just recently concluded, putting us on a collision course with next year’s important midterm elections. This event […]
*Editors note: Our friends at SPARK (Strategic Partners for Accountability and Reform of Key Educational Performances) and SMART (South Mecklenburg Alliance of Responsible Taxpayers) have provided PunditHouse with the following position paper outlining their opposition to CMS bonds on the ballot this November 5. OVERVIEW: After allowing the bond process to unfold, it is now time […]
Readers will remember that last week’s new government expenditures consisted of about a million dollars of Charlotte-Mecklenburg taxpayer money being given to the highly profitable Cedar Fair, owners of Carowinds Amusement Park. Both the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Commission OK’d sizable tax incentives in hopes of guaranteeing an expansion of the park. […]
In the wake of the shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell by CMPD Officer Randall Kerrick, City Council At-Large candidate Dennis Peterson publicly announced his support for reform of the City of Charlotte’s Citizen Review Board process and policy. “The shooting death of Mr. Ferrell is a horrific incident and my thoughts and prayers are directed […]