Senate District 35 primary: Gloves are off
Perhaps one of the most contentious political races in years is the contest for Republican primary in Senate District 35. Tommy Tucker is taking on former Senator Fern Shubert, and both have taken off the gloves in the last few days before the primary May 4. Shubert claims Tucker is misrepresenting her record, sending a [...]
Myrick says no to pay increase
Yesterday, US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) voted against an automatic pay increase for Members of Congress. HR 5146 states that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. “Members of Congress don’t deserve pay increase when millions of our constituents are unemployed and not receiving a [...]
72 percent of Mecklenburg County has returned census forms
Preliminary numbers show Mecklenburg County has returned by mail 72 percent of the census forms, the same rate it had in 2000. According to the census department, North Carolina in general has done about as well as any state in the country in returning the forms. In 2000, about one-third of the counties in the [...]
In Matthews, Privilege License bills due April 30
What’s one difference between doing business in Mint Hill and Matthews? Mint Hill does not have a business license requirement, and Matthews does, only it is called a “Privilege License.” The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners discussed adding a business license requirement at its last retreat. Commissioner Tina Ross said it would be a good [...]
Police need help locating armed robber
Mint Hill Police responded to China Express II (3607 Matthews-Mint Hill Road) on Tuesday in reference to an armed robbery. Employees at the restaurant stated that a black male, approximately 17-18 years of age, entered the store and produced a small black handgun. The black male then demanded the employee empty the cash register. The [...]
JLF reaction to Perdue’s proposed budget: Not as fiscally conservative as advertised
As expected, The John Locke Foundation says Gov. Perdue’s budget cuts do not go far enough: Gov. Beverly Perdue’s new budget plan spends more than she’s willing to promote, and it includes ideas for boosting the North Carolina economy that are likely to have little positive impact. That’s the initial reaction from the John Locke [...]
Gov. Perdue cuts $1 billion in proposed budget
Gov. Bev Perdue released her proposed budget for the next fiscal year, and surprise, there is $1 billion in cuts to cover more than a billion dollar deficit. Most of these cuts came from eliminating 600 state jobs, reduced spending by 6-7 percent to agencies and reducing education entities by 4 percent. Read the press [...]
Gas prices up 73 cents in the last year
The website CharlotteGasPrices.com is reporting that gas prices today are 73.9 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 2.5 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The average retail gasoline prices in Charlotte have fallen 4.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.74/g today. This compares [...]
Mint Hill Police need your help finding break-in suspect
View Larger Map On April 08, 2010 at approximately 10:40 am Mint Hill Officers responded to a breaking and entering at a residence located at 14401 Cabarrus Road. The victim was gone for approximately forty minutes. When he returned home, he found his residence had been ransacked. However, the victim did have surveillance cameras set [...]
No change in the appraisal for town hall land
The Town of Mint Hill was not as pleased as it thought it would be when it got its appraisal for the land at Mint Hill Village where they hope to build the new town hall. The value, done by Integra Realty Resources in March, came in at $750,000—the same value from a few years [...]
Candidate for NC Senate was once on Glenn Beck
Fern Shubert, who is running against Tommy Tucker in the Republican primary for state Senate District 35, was on the Glenn Beck show on Fox News a couple of years ago. Here’s a clip from youtube:
