For those of you sold on the concept of former state Rep. Mike Hager as some kind of principled, rock-ribbed conservative — think again. Hager established quite a record
Continue readingThe majority leader of the North Carolina House has taken to Facebook to poke at the crowd — inside and outside of his party — who want government and private
Continue readingWe broke the story about Mecklenburg GOP chairman Curtis Watkins trying to recruit a primary opponent for House Majority Leader Mike Hager(R). It turns out that — beyond being an
Continue readingWe’ve been documenting the fight over crony capitalism for solar farms within the NCGOP. We’ve got folks who think tax breaks and subsidies for solar panels is a more important
Continue readingI’ll never forget those old Friday the 13th movies. They kept killing off the psycho hockey mask-clad villain. And he SOMEHOW kept coming back in sequels to kill again and
Continue readingI am baffled as to how Curtis Watkins still has his post with the party. (But then again, Dallas Woodhouse is STILL employed by the NCGOP.) If you haven’t been
Continue readingIt appears Curtis Watkins brought a knife to a gunfight. ( Mike Hager appears to be packin’ heat.) The majority leader has responded to Watkins’s tactics via an email to colleagues
Continue readingThe professional and political connections of Mecklenburg County GOP chairman Curtis Watkins are making this election season more and more interesting. We’ve learned that Watkins has been busted trying to
Continue readingSomething called “Conservatives for Clean Energy” had a shindig in Greensboro on Tuesday and it attracted a gaggle of legislators trolling for bribes contributions: Solar power and other forms of
Continue readingOut of the blue, government goodies for solar energy providers has become the rage on Jones Street. No one really saw this coming. It’s not really on anyone’s radar as
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