Author Archive
08 May 2020
Driving and Cell Phones Don’t Mix
This guest blog was written by Mark Ezzell, Director of the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program Dedicated to reducing the numbers of traffic crashes and fatalities in North Carolina, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program – located administratively within the NC Department of Transportation – promotes efforts to reduce traffic crashes in North Carolina and
12 Nov 2019
What Do Voters Want?
The common convention wisdom among pundits and analysts is that North Carolina will be among the nation’s most dynamic, volatile political battlefields in the 2020 election. The presidential contest, as well as the other key top-of-ticket races for US Senate and governor, are all currently assessed as highly competitive – these contests, with all the
23 Oct 2019
Looking Ahead to the 2020 Elections
When candidate filing opens on December 2, the 2020 elections in North Carolina will be officially under way. That’s not to say we haven’t seen a fair amount of election-related activity in 2019, with several candidates having already announced their intention to run for various state and federal offices, as well as a few incumbents
28 Mar 2019
Why I Support Passage of a Hands-Free Law for North Carolina
By: NC Rep. Kevin Corbin (R – Macon) Rep. Kevin Corbin owns The Corbin Agency in Franklin, North Carolina, and Blue Ridge Insurance Group in Seneca, SC. Kevin’s wife, Beth, is active the management of the agencies. He is in his second term in the NC House representing the people of District 120, which includes
21 Jan 2019
The 2019 Session of the NC General Assembly
With the start of the new year, it’s time for those who won their state legislative race in November 2018 to come to Raleigh and start … well … legislating! For the purposes of getting everyone officially sworn in to office, elect House and Senate leaders, and provide the ‘freshmen’ members orientation on the legislative