Category Archives: Government
Tucker, other senators, seek change in state constitution
Tommy Tucker, who represents the Mint Hill area in the North Carolina state senate, is partnering with Sens. Tom Apodaca of Henderson County and Pete Brunstetter of Forsyth County in an attempt to change the state constitution so that the … Continue reading
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Myrick Named Chairman of Intelligence Subcommittee
US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) has been named the chairman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence. “I am excited and honored to have been selected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee,” Rep. Myrick … Continue reading
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Goodall thanks former colleagues for passing charter school bill
Former State Senator Eddie Goodall, who represented the Mint Hill area before he chose not to run again last year, had some kind words for his former colleagues last week when they passed Senate Bill 8. The legislation would lift … Continue reading
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Longtime Myrick Aide To Depart
US Representative Sue Myrick announced that her long-time Chief of Staff, Hal Weatherman will be leaving in March to become National Communications and Marketing Director for Act for America, a national non-profit organization dedicated to national security and terrorism related … Continue reading
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Welcome to Raleigh, Tommy Tucker
State Senator Tommy Tucker (Dist 35), who represents the Mint Hill area in the N.C. Senate, took a drubbing from the folks at The Progressive Pulse, a liberal public policy organization. Tucker’s questions at a recent HHS Appropriations Subcommittee drew … Continue reading
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County proposal could increase Mint Hill’s ETJ taxes
Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Director Cary Saul gave a presentation at last Thursday’s Mint Hill Board of Commissioners meeting about creating fire districts to help the county offset the $2 million a year it gives volunteer fire … Continue reading
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Matthews wins Centralina Council of Governments award
The Town of Matthews won the Excellence in Service to Citizens for their Library volunteers Program. Centralina Council of Governments (CCOG) presented their Annual Awards at the Meeting of the CCOG Board of Delegates on February 9, 2011. The awards celebrate … Continue reading
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Myrick: The Muslim Brotherhood Is not ‘Largely Secular’
US Representative Sue Myrick released a statement yesterday about DNI Director James Clapper’s claim that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “largely secular” organization. (Clapper has since clarified his remark.) Myrick, who has researched terrorist groups such as Hamas, an off-shoot … Continue reading
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Time is running out for $1 million lottery ticket sold in Stallings
The chances of winning the Mega Millions is 1 in 175,711,536. According to the book “For all practical purposes: mathematical literacy in today’s world” by Joseph Malkevitch and Lawrence M. Lesser, winning the Mega Million jackpot is like guessing a … Continue reading
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Are pit bulls mean dogs? We ask the president of a pit bull association
The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners is currently looking into the possibility of adjusting its ordinances to help curb dog attacks in the town. This comes on the heels of a recent attack in Mint Hill in which a young … Continue reading
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Got a winning N.C. lottery ticket? Haven’t cashed it? Better hurry
For those who just haven’t gotten around to claiming a lottery prize, better hurry. The N.C. Education Lottery deadline to make claims for 10 of its instant scratch-off games is Thursday, Feb. 3. In November, the NCEL officially announced the … Continue reading
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Myrick votes to repeal health care law
In a largely symbolic act, Rep. Sue Myrick voted yesterday to repeal the health care law that was passed last year. Myrick represents the Mint Hill area in the U.S. House of Representatives. The law has surprisingly become more favorable … Continue reading
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Mint Hill police chief: no independent lab needed for SBI
Mint Hill Police Chief Tim Ledford, who is President of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, was apart of a legislative panel that voted Tuesday on reforms to improve the state crime lab. The lab came under scutiny … Continue reading
