New Year’s Resolution for Local Government…Be as Transparent as Possible.
In Corporate America, during annual reviews people are often rated on their “accomplishments” as well as their “behaviors”. Said another way, employees are rated on the “what they did” as well as the...
View ArticleWidenI77 vs Reason Foundation – HOT Lanes Showdown this Thursday on WFAE
This Thursday, WFAE a Charlotte Talks will host a panel discussion on HOT Lanes with Wideni77.org’s, Kurt Naas, going head to head with Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation – a libertarian think tank...
View ArticlePossible Good News on the Horizon for Mi-Connection?
If you’ve been watching the news much lately, you are probably aware the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has been looking for more ways to control the internet from the Federal level. One of...
View ArticleJust Say ‘No’ to NCGA Four Year Terms
Most new Legislatures in Raleigh see a few proposed amendments to the State Constitution, and this one so far is no different. Often, the proposed changes go nowhere. Maybe they are proposed by the...
View ArticleI77 HOT Lanes Debt Should Be ‘Junk’
(Originally published on May 15…in case you missed this.) Once again, the I77 HOT lanes project has been in the news and not for good reasons. This past week, local elected boards one after the other...
View ArticleHow Close Does Cintra’s Road Get To Governor Pat McCrory?
Whether one calls it lobbying, public relations, business development, or crisis management, what you are really hiring when you employ somebody for any of the above functions is a “fixer”. That’s...
View ArticleALEC: The Best Connected Toll Road Lobbyist in North Carolina
If last week’s post on lobbyists surrounding the I77 HOT lanes project with links to Governor Pat McCrory gave you an upset stomach. This one is likely to make your blood boil. Many readers who follow...
View ArticleThe Public-Private Revolving Door, Small-Town Style
The two recent pieces on the intersections of government, business, and large projects have produced record numbers of pave views. Those pieces were about the I77 HOT Lanes project generating a lot of...
View ArticleAd Exposes Governor McCrory’s Very Own “Den of Thieves”
“Den of thieves” was how one Facebook poster responded to an ad from the Statesville Record & Landmark this Wednesday. How could an ad engender such a response? It can when it’s another ad for the...
View ArticleCintra/NCDOT Take Aim at Citizens Opposing Tolls
Well, it looks like Mr “Who Knows” has gotten his nose out of joint. That’s the first takeaway from a letter sent last week to WidenI77.org founder Kurt Naas along with State and Local elected...
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