#ncga: More FUN with Kelly Hastings’s campaign finance reports
Talk about a piece of work. This Cherryville lawmaker is clearly living off his campaign fund — stocked by special interests — and he doesn’t seem to care who knows it.
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NC-02: Pro-union GOP front PAC shells out big bucks to prop up Renee Ellmers
You’re probably getting hit with all kinds of mailers trumpeting congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s “conservative” record. Ads will likely soon hit the radio and TV airwaves amplifying those claims. Question: If Renee Ellmers
Continue reading#ncga: Even more ALEC-Jason Saine goodness
The Haymaker is EVERYWHERE, folks. I mean: EVERYWHERE. I was contacted yesterday by a very plugged-in source from our nation’s capital. This source was expressing some interest in our
Continue reading#ncga Jason Saine: Mo’ money, NO problems (apparently).
You would THINK — after becoming a statewide laughingstock — some people would learn a lesson. But no, the NCGA’s (and Lincoln County’s) $19,000 man is still rolling along, living
Continue reading#ncga: Moore, Lewis. (Pay to Play, anyone? )
Speaker Tim Moore’s *faaaaaaaaaavorite* TV reporter is at it again: State Representative David Lewis (R-Harnett), who chairs the powerful House Rules Committee, is answering new questions about changes made to a
Continue reading#ncga: Compliance. (Not so hard after all.)
It is A-mazing how a little embarrassing publicity can cause a pol to straighten up and fly right. We told you earlier about state Rep. John Torbett neglecting to file
Continue reading#ncga: Ready, contestants? It’s once again time to play the SCRUTINY game !
It’s great to see the drive-bys finally get into the game — following our lead on this whole questionable-campaign-spending thing. The N&O’s editorial page even got all huffy and puffy
Continue reading#ncga: When all else fails, throw your campaign treasurer under the bus
We reported yesterday on the heat House speaker Tim Moore is getting from a driveby TV station in his home turf. We saw video from said driveby TV program which
Continue reading#ncga: Legit campaign expense, or home-away-from-home bachelor pad / man-cave? (You make the call.)
Our legislators get roughly $100 per day to cover food and lodging expenses while the legislature is in session. A number of legislators I spoke with said there are several
Continue reading#ncga: Jason Saine, meet Ty Harrell.
One of our regular readers — after perusing the recent coverage of Jason Saine and his suits — made an analogy to a 2009 case involving a Democrat legislator: State
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