#ncga: Berger & co. slap back at Gov. Pat
He thought it was a neat idea. At the end of last session, Gov. Pat stood with House leaders and then-speaker Thom Tillis to blast the Republican-controlled Senate. Our chief
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Passing the plate …
“Are you trying to kill us? ” That was the tongue-in-cheek question posed by the owner of the web hosting company we work with here at Haymaker HQ. Of course, I
Continue reading#ncpol: FBI keeping busy in Charlotte
Last year, we had high drama over then-mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest and conviction on federal corruption charges. Now, comes word that a federal investigation is touching very closely to another
Continue reading#ncpol #ncga : Has Ms. Cotham got BIG plans?
You know we think a lot of Jerry Meek’s gal Tricia. We decided to cruise on by her web site. Something there struck as interesting. There is little to no
Continue reading#ncpol: NRCC sanctioning “hit” on Walter Jones?
OnMessage Inc. is a high-powered, successful DC-based political consulting firm. It has clients from sea-to-shining sea. In North Carolina, the firm counts Thom Tillis, Richard Hudson and David Rouzer among
Continue reading#ncga: The cost of doing business
The ZZ Top analogies and raucous laughter must have finally gotten to state rep. Jason Saine. He finally decided to address our story on his big clothing buy, with
Continue reading#ncgop: Poole OUT (Who’s IN?)
The soap opera at NCGOP HQ took another crazy turn today as executive director Todd Poole, surprisingly, bid adieu: Todd Poole, who has been executive director of the state’s Republican
Continue reading#ncga: Doing the, um, hustle? (Budget boogie?)
Folks on Jones Street, who talk to us, say that the Senate has been pitching offers to House leadership on the budget. But those have been met with cricket sounds.
Continue reading(Awk-ward.) Spanish co. in North Meck’s I-77 toll deal acccused of BRIBING POLITICIANS
The parent company of Cintra, the toll contractor who will run the I-77 HOT lane project, has made some news in Spain: Spanish builder Ferrovial paid a Catalan political party
Continue reading#ncgop: Kristen Laster, on the job.
The 2015 NCGOP platform calls for repealing the state’s renewable energy mandates. (Those mandates have led to some serious cronyism and costly subsidies between politicians, solar companies and other alternative
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