Category: campaign 2024

Even More NCGOP staff double-dipping

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

About ten years ago, we called out NCGOP money-man Greg Fornshell for his work on behalf of then-state Rep. Brian Brown (R-Greenville). At the time, Brown was locked in

IDK: State elections officials seeking to sabotage Voter ID law

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Some of the most devious activities in politics and government happen in the shadows. Publicized good news is far too frequently accompanied by sneakiness done in the shadows. The state’s

#ncpol campaign 2024: Adding to and subtracting from the field

Posted on July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Well, it appears we’ve gone from four GOPers down to three in the primary field for Labor Commissioner. State Rep. Ben Moss has decided to abandon this effort and run

Folwell: Overriding Cooper’s veto of anti-ESG bill was a good move

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell says legislators took a bold step toward protecting state retirees’ pensions when they overrode recent vetoes by Governor Doofus: The best interests of North Carolina taxpayers

Tax Dodging. Sketchy business practices. (Holocaust denial???) : Are the wheels coming off The Robinson 2024 Train?

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve heard about the failure to pay taxes on the family vehicles. Our site has led the way reporting on the voluminous questions about the “family business.” Now, one of

A WINE FRIDGE in the office: Time to audit the auditor?

Posted on July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a small, yet significant piece of theatre playing out recently in Raleigh. Act One featured an effort by senator Jim Perry (R-Kinston) – the blow-dried, dry-cleaned and pressed

Some, um, “nutritious” Qs for Mark & Yolanda

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The drive-by media — the alleged “mainstream media” — is falling down on its job as our supposed eyes-and-ears and defenders of The First Amendment. They didn’t want to tell

Just GIVE the lady what she wants.

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Sloan Rachmuth has to be smiling as the current legislative session nears an end. She and her organization, Education First Alliance, are batting 1000 on Jones Street. And just think

Robinson Family Matters: STILL stonewalling

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported in-depth on some serious problems with the financial reporting on Mark Robinson and Yolanda Hill-Robinson’s family business, Balanced Nutrition. It’s only fair that a man who so badly

A really bad trade in the works

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret in state politics that congressman Dan Bishop is seriously looking at giving up his safe seat in DC for the attorney general’s office in Raleigh. In DC,