Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses the controversy surrounding a $58 million fund connected to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in North Carolina. Gray offered these comments during the Feb. 16, 2018, edition of “NC SPIN.”
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s response to a controversial $58 million Atlantic Coast Pipeline fund. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Constitutional questions persist about the murky $57.8 million deal between Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators and Gov. Roy Cooper. “Laws are presumed to be constitutional,” Gerry Cohen, former general counsel for the General Assembly, told Carolina Journal on Thursday, Feb. 15. “So this law the legislature’s passed … is on its face constitutional. But it doesn’t...
Gov. Roy Cooper insisted $57.8 million from energy companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was a voluntary contribution, but said at a news conference he doesn’t know whose idea it was originally to seek the money he planned to distribute. During a 20-minute meeting with reporters Wednesday, Feb. 14, Cooper accused the General Assembly of...
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s reaction to the controversy surrounding his $58 million Atlantic Coast Pipeline fund. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 14, 2018, edition of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
The Civitas Institute has filed a state ethics complaint against Gov. Roy Cooper, seeking a ruling and possible investigation into questions of his handling of $57.8 million from a utility coalition building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. “Not only is there a question that these funds could be considered an illegal gift under the State Government...
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses a bill in the N.C. General Assembly that addresses school class size requirements and a $57.8 million Atlantic Coast Pipeline fund. Gray offered these comments during the Feb. 13, 2018, edition of Spectrum News’ “Capital Tonight.”
The House passed House Bill 90 on Tuesday, Feb. 13, commandeering a controversial $58 million discretionary fund Gov. Roy Cooper created with developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and redirecting the money to education. Republicans praised the legislation because it incorporates several key education provisions the House has backed with strong bipartisan support. Democrats complained...
Former Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, urged the General Assembly not to spend any money from a fund negotiated by his Democratic successor, Roy Cooper, and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators, saying the process for securing the money was tainted. In a phone interview the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 13, on WPTF-AM radio in Raleigh,...
STATESVILLE — Iredell County opponents of an industrial-scale solar project continue facing roadblocks in their goal to prevent the facility from getting a permit. Two days before the county held a hearing on the permit, the state Court of Appeals overturned a local government ruling against a solar development in Currituck County. It was the...
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 769: Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration ended months of speculation by approving a key water-quality permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. While complaints from environmental activists grabbed headlines, Cooper also raised eyebrows by announcing the creation of a new fund totaling nearly $58 million. Cooper says the money can fund...
