Several district polls were released this week detailing state races in eastern North Carolina. You can check out the full details of all three here: Senate 1 (Beaufort, ... Keep Reading
Marc Basnight
Jennette’s Pier in Progress
Sparse Crew Takes a Break Demolition of Adjacent Property Coming Soon ... Keep Reading
Jennette’s Pier in Progress
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Jennette’s Pier in Progress
Construction Zone - Jennette's Pier ... Keep Reading
“Extreme Makeover” Series Draws More Workforce than Construction of Jennette’s Pier
The $25 million, state-funded, job-creating Jennette’s Pier project in Nags Head has sustained a Nor ‘easter and a broken wind turbine. That said, recently hired Pier Manager Mike ... Keep Reading
Basnight Fundraiser Advertised Via Public Listserv
A political fundraiser for State Senate Pro-Tem Marc Basnight (D-Dare) was advertised via a publicly funded e-mail list according to a news report. An invitation to the event was ... Keep Reading
Hypocrisy of Gambling in NC
The hypocrisy on display this morning at the General Assembly with regards to HB80, entitled “Ban Electronic Sweepstakes,” was appalling. The bill would do exactly what its title ... Keep Reading
Measuring the General Assembly’s Effectiveness
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research released its biennial legislator effectiveness rankings today, and many of the highest ranking legislators will not be ... Keep Reading
State Pier Revenue to Benefit Non-Profit, Not Taxpayers
The saga with the $25 million taxpayer funded fishing pier at Nags Head continues to drag on... Not only have we seen overblown job creation numbers, the secret plans for ... Keep Reading
More on Basnight and the Pier
After seeing our article from Jan. 12 detailing how Basnight Construction received a subcontract job to build a portion of the $25 million fishing pier in Sen. Marc Basnight's ... Keep Reading
