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Redistricting could add New Hanover senator (Star News)

New Hanover County could get a second state senator as a result of this year’s redrawing of state legislative districts, a process set to begin in the state capital.

The 2010 U.S. Census determined that the county added 42,360 people since 2000, bringing the population to 202,667. Because it grew more than many other parts of […]

2017-05-24T08:56:17+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Statesville may dispute census figures (Charlotte Observer)

2010 U.S. count turns up 10% fewer people than expected from state estimates.

Statesville officials will investigate and may challenge U.S. Census figures that count significantly fewer city residents than they had expected.

According to the census, Statesville’s population […]

2011-03-17T13:51:58+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Indian Trail leads Union in population (Charlotte Observer)

Suburban growth

Here are local 2010 population figures, and the growth rate from 2000.

The statewide growth rate was 18 percent.

Union County: 201,292; 63 percent.

Fairview: 3,324; 33 percent*.

Hemby Bridge: 1,520; 7 percent**.

Indian Trail: 33,518; 185 percent**.

Lake Park: 3,422; 63 percent.

Marshville: 2,402; 2 percent.

Marvin: 5,579; 437 percent.

Matthews: 27,198; 23 percent (Mecklenburg).

Mineral Springs: 2,639; 93 percent.

Mint Hill: 22,722; 46 […]

2017-05-24T08:56:17+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Population growth slows in Catawba Valley (Charlotte Observer)

Increase in four-county area is only about half of normal growth, Census shows.

Population growth in the four-county Hickory area was only about 40 percent of what it was a decade ago, another sign the recession continues to pound the region.After seeing a 16.9 percent increase in residents between 1990 […]

2011-03-17T13:25:14+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Eyeing a new map (Citizens Times)

The current lineup in the North Carolina’s House delegation is seven Democrats and six Republicans. But for the first time in more than 100 years the GOP has control of both legislative chambers in Raleigh. And that will enable the GOP to write the congressional redistricting plan. It’s very likely that the Republicans’ objective will […]

2011-03-17T12:52:27+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Opinion 2010 results should reshape NC map (Citizen Times)

The House of Representatives doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked for many years. Although there are numerous factors that account for the paralysis that grips it, the one that stands out is gerrymandering.

Today, that pernicious process has crippled the House of Representatives. The Democrats and the Republicans have successfully gerrymandered about 350 of the 435 House […]

2017-05-24T08:56:17+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Economic Forecast (THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER)

The state’s economy will continue going through an anemic recovery this year, according to UNC-Charlotte economist John Connaughton’s latest economic forecast. Connaughton expects the state’s economy to grow 2.7 percent this year compared to 2010. That’s down from the 3.2 percent growth he predicted late last year. Still, it’s better than the 1.3 percent expansion […]

2011-03-17T10:14:40+00:00March 17th, 2011|
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Fibrant hires lobbyist (Salisbury Post)

The city has hired a high-profile lobbyist to fight a proposed law that would restrict municipal broadband networks like Fibrant.

Unsatisfied with the latest draft of the legislation, which they say will harm the city, Salisbury City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to hire the city’s first lobbyist, Tom Fetzer of Fetzer Strategic Partners in […]

2017-05-24T08:56:17+00:00March 16th, 2011|
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The Broadband Battle Continues (The Insider)

RALEIGH — At some point, legislators — Republicans and Democrats — might want to wake up to the fact that an ongoing battle over high-speed Internet has nothing to do with party, political ideology, or being pro- or anti-business.
It has everything to do with the urban-rural divide in North Carolina.

Any legislator from a rural community […]

2017-05-24T08:56:17+00:00March 16th, 2011|
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