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From taxes to energy, Tarte and Jeter discuss how ‘legislative sausage’ is made
Jeter discussed the long road to getting new legislation passed, even in a Republican supermajority legislature (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net/DavidsonNews.net Sen....
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Local leaders oppose legislators’ plan to redistribute sales tax
By DAVID BORAKS CorneliusNews.net/DavidsonNews.net The mayors of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County’s six towns and other elected officials are speaking out against proposed legislation that would change...
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6 candidates already in commissioner race
The race is on for the 2015 Cornelius Town Board election, with six candidates confirming that they plan to run for the five seats Nov. 2. The latest to join is Aquesta Insurance Services president...
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LKN Conservatives bring filmmaker Dennis Michael Lynch Thu.
Lake Norman Conservatives will meet Thursday, March 26, at Galway Hooker Restaurant & Pub to hear Dennis Michael Lynch, entrepreneur, film producer and political commentator discuss illegal...
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Rep. Bradford returns to help reboot ‘coffee chats’
Rep. John Bradford, at right, speaks at the first monthly coffee chat (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) A crowd packed the Acropolis Cafe & Grille dining room in Cornelius Monday morning for a...
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Commissioners’ 1st Monday coffee chats begin in March
Woody Washam (left) and Jim Duke First Monday coffee chats are making a return in Cornelius. Commissioners Jim Duke and Woody Washam plan to host talks about current town issues on the first Monday of...
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Off to Raleigh, Sen. Tarte eyes taxes, medical examiner’s office
Sen. Jeff Tarte State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Cornelius) was at Sushi at the Lake Monday with a plate of sushi, as well as a clipboard and a heavily annotated draft of this year’s legislative agenda. With...
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Mr. Tillis goes to Washington, but promises to remember home
US Sen. Thom Tillis returned to Cornelius Friday night to address a friendly crowd at the Lake Norman Chamber annual dinner. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net Thom...
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In Capitol ceremony, Thom Tillis seated in US Senate
Tillis spoke at a Cornelius Town Hall press conference after his election in November. (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By ANDREW WARFIELD Lake Norman Citizen WASHINGTON, DC — The meeting chamber of...
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After heated debate, board picks Trimbur over Miltich
Mayor Chuck Travis swears in Bruce Trimbur as a town commissioner for the next year, as Valerie Trimbur watches. (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net Commissioners voted...
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Challenges of serving in House worth the effort, Bradford says
Colleagues honored commissioner John Bradford (center) after he stepped down at Monday’s Town Board meeting to become the area’s state representative. (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX...
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Public speaks up as board deliberates Bradford’s replacement
Bruce Trimbur speaks during public comment at Town Hall (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net It was not on the agenda, and town commissioners discussed it only briefly,...
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County commissioners re-elect Fuller as chair in heated session
Trevor Fuller By BEN BRADFORD WFAE Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners kicked off a new term Monday night, but it was old divisions that dominated the meeting, starting with the election of the...
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Election Day arrives; polls open until 7:30pm
Voters cast their ballots at Cornelius Town Hall (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) Election Day is here. Polls will be open across Mecklenburg County on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, from 6:30am to 7:30pm, as...
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Voters Guide 2014
County commission candidates answered questions at Thursday’s Lake Norman Chamber forum at Huntersville Town Hall, co-sponsored by DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net. (David...
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Photo of the Day: Politics on the water
Members of the anti-toll group Widen I-77 floated their message for commuters Friday off the causeway north of I-77 Exit 30. The group opposes the NCDOT’s plan to widen I-77 between Charlotte and...
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At forum, Rep. Pittenger decries legislative gridlock
US Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) addressed a small group at Cornelius town hall Thursday (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net) By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net U.S. Robert Pittenger (R-9th District) says he...
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Rep. Pittenger plans Mooresville, Cornelius ‘town halls’; GOP women meet
US Rep. Robert Pittenger will meet 9th District residents at 6 events over the next two weeks, including ‘town hall’ style meetings next week in Mooresville and Cornelius. Meanwhile, an elections...
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Tarte plans Town Hall meeting in Huntersville Fri.
State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Cornelius) will host a Town Hall meeting with constituents in Huntersville this Friday, June 20. Tarte will discuss pending legislation and other issues in the district. The...
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Sen. Tarte meets constituents in Huntersville June 20
State Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Conrelius) has rescheduled this Friday’s planned Town Hall meeting in Huntersville to Friday, June 20, citing pressing work in Raleigh for the legislature’s short session. The...
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