Okay. We’ve seen the black magic stirred up by David Lewis and the crew in the House. Here is what the Senate has come up with: SD1: As we reported earlier, Beaufort County’s Bill Cook (R) has been removed from…
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#ncga: New Senate map gives Moore County its 3rd different senator in six years
Harris Blake retired in 2012. Since then, Randolph County’s Jerry Tillman has represented us in Jones Street’s upper chamber. Now, if this current map holds, Richmond County’s Tom McInnis (R) will likely be representing Moore County in the next legislative…
#ncga: Oh, look. Mail.
Redistricting is on everybody’s mind on Jones Street. And certainly none more so this week than the mind of Senator Angela Bryant (D): Rep. Lewis and members: It is not fair that we do not at least have shape files…
#ncga: NCGOPe kissing the Cook (goodbye)?
The honorables put out some maps a few weeks ago showing potential groupings of counties for new legislative districts. Folks in the northeast have noticed that Senator Bill Cook (R) quietly had his home county moved out of his current…
#ncga: THE (House) plan
The NC House has released its proposed new district map. My first thought — after comparing it with the current map — is that most people are going to see little, if any, change. For the record, I still…
‘Tricky Dick’ Burr: Trump ‘misguided’
*Oof.* It appears our US senators are in a race to see who can infuriate the biggest chunk of the GOP base back home. Here’s Richard Burr — who, I’m told, played football at Wake Forest sans helmet — being…
VETO: ‘Governor Vandalism’ MAY have a point on Peaslee pay
Our Guv-til’ – 2020 handed down yet another veto Monday. This time it was on “clarifying changes” in HB 770. Here’s Ol’ Roy’s take: […] This special pay benefit for one employee getting two state salaries is unnecessary and unfair…
#ncpol: DAN the MAN
While so many other Republicans are tucking tail and begging for mercy from the leftist hordes, state Senator Dan Bishop (R-Charlotte) is going on the offensive: In the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday after white supremacist events…
The RNC and Grandpa, sittin’ in a tree …
Dallas’s grandpa recently got some love from DC GOPe HQ: The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced Robin Hayes will serve as Chairman of the State Chairmen, and RNC Co-Chair Bob Paduchik will serve as Chairman for the Presidential Nominating Process…
Nelson Dollar on Thilli$$$ tiff with Ingraham: “A great audition”
Fighting with Laura Ingraham didn’t help Renee Ellmers, but the GOPe crowd in Raleigh thinks it’s a great move by our junior US senator. Here’s Wake County state Rep. Nelson Dollar — according to Civitas, the most liberal Republican in…