NC SPIN:
Published June 24, 2016
Watch NC SPIN online! Topics: Election Laws Back in Court, Breaking Down the NC Electorate, Building Schools in Rural Areas, and Tell Us Something We Don’t Know.
Panelists:
Chris Fitzsimon, Director, NC Policy Watch
John Hood, Syndicated Columnist
Doug Raymond, Political Consultant, Specializing in Messaging
Dennis Wicker, Former Lieutenant Governor
Tom Campbell, Moderator
June 26, 2016 at 8:35 pm
NELSON COLE says:
TOM,
I WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT THE LOTTERY EARNINGS WERE NOT DISCUSSED TODAY.
RURAL COUNTIES ARE HURTING AND THE PROCEEDS FROM THE LOTTERY GOING BACK TO
COUNTIES FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM THE ORIGINAL
40% to 7%. THAT CHANGE COST ROCKINGHAM THEY DID OVER THE FIRST 3 YEARS
UNDER THE REPUBLICANS OVER 3.6 MILLION DOLLARS. THERE OTHER THINGS THAT
THEY HAVE DONE THAT CONTINUES TO WIDEN THE GAP FOR RURAL NORTH CAROLINA.