#NCGA: The tug-of-war over the SBI
A move is afoot on Jones Street to consolidate state law enforcement in the executive branch. In many states, you have one centralized state police force. In North Carolina, it
Continue readingA move is afoot on Jones Street to consolidate state law enforcement in the executive branch. In many states, you have one centralized state police force. In North Carolina, it
Continue readingLegislation seeking to limit the powers of local elected officials in Duplin and Harnett counties has the Harnett County board of commissioners and board of education hopping mad and facing
Continue readingIt appears the NC State Board of Elections is getting some investigative assistance. It’s a good thing: they’ve got a quarter million pending cases that need to be worked. State
Continue readingIn this case, I hate that I am right. The state Senate Finance Committee is taking up S99 (H440) a/k/a “North Carolina Benefit Corporation Act.” This sucker has been voted
Continue readingSince 1968, there have been eleven elections for US president. Seven of those featured a candidate espousing a free market message beating a statist candidate. That’s 28 out of the last
Continue readingWe’ve got some big races coming up for the state Supreme Court. Lefties, locked out of the legislature and the governor’s office, see the court races as their best hope
Continue readingThings are going so, um, *well* for Renee Ellmers over here in NC-02 that congressman Robert Pittenger is following her lead on two of this season’s most explosive, controversial issues.
Continue readingI’ve detected a bit of smugness on the part of establishment Republicans in the wake of Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest by the FBI on corruption charges. NCGOP was quick
Continue readingAn Eastern North Carolina GOP leader has filed an official complaint against state Rep. Brian Brown (R-Pitt) filled with allegations of financial impropriety and “Pay to Play.” Todd Bennett of
Continue readingWe’ve got some pretty big races for US House and US Senate on the November ballot here in North Carolina. One very significant item on the November ballot is not
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