Craven County Aims For Convention Center Plan
Craven County moves to fund a convention center with an increased occupancy tax amid concerns from hoteliers and no formal feasibility study. The plan, backed by the county and chamber, involves buying and leasing back a downtown building, building on land donated by Ramada Inn owner Ray McCotter, and could cost about $2 million upfront with ongoing yearly costs. Critics urge delaying the tax hike until solid market study and size, location, and user data are known.
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Craven County
City of
New Bern
New Bern Area
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
General Assembly
Craven
Ramada Inn
Ray McCotter
Trent River
McCotter
Politicians Clash Over Welfare Debate and Nazi Analogy
The Hill battle over welfare drew sharp rhetoric as Rep Dor man and Rep Rangel invoked Nazi imagery to attack Republican plans. Critics said the comparison slanders victims of Nazi persecution and misuses history. The exchange highlighted partisan strain on Capitol Hill and ethics of public discourse.
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Bill Clinton
Robert K. Dornan
R-Calif
Charles B. Rangel
D-N.y
Nazi Germany
Lewis
Philadelphia Inquirer
Health care reform fades from Raleigh state talks
In 1995 North Carolina health care reform discussions are quiet amid tax cuts and welfare debates. The Health Planning Commission proposed data reporting and rural physician incentives, while Medicaid expansions loom as the only major new state expenditure. Hospitals protest 1992 bid rules, home health care loosens, and critics argue deregulation and competition could curb prices and improve services. John Hood of the John Locke Foundation comments.
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Raleigh
Washington
N.C
Harold Brubaker
North Carolina Health Planning Commission
General Assembly
North Carolina
Jim Hunt
Winston- Salem
Shelby
Pinehurst
English Language Bill Satirized At Bobby Joe's
In Arkansas a state legislator proposes a bill requiring college instructors to speak fluent English. The scene unfolds at Bobby Joe's Radiator Shoppe and Cafe in Little Rock with locals debating language, politics, and culture through humorous banter and anecdotes. Arkansas Gazette columnist Joe Seage notes the piece.
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Arkansas
Bobby Joe Yoakum
Bobby Joe
Little Rock
Preacher
Wm. Jennings Tolliver
Texarkana
Tolliver
Commonwealth
Grinder’s Switch Bible Institute
Fayetteville
Paul Greenberg
England
Joe Seage
Ho Bapeth Peartte
Gtr Greenberg
The
Arkansas Gazette
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Bibi
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Judy Zimmerman
Jerry Wicks
Vermont
Royster
BY Dan Piraro
Triangle Business Journal
John Hood
John Locke Foundation
John
Bobby Joe’s
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