#ncga: Veteran Dem campaign flack running House GOP campaign?
It does make you wonder what’s going on in the lower chamber on Jones Street. In 2013, then-speaker Thom Tillis and his team set up a non-profit called North Carolina
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Farewell to a giant
It hit like a ton of bricks when I got the news alert on my phone this morning regarding the passing of Coach Dean Smith. I had been following his
Continue readingChickens coming home to roost for SEANC’s Cope?
Dana Cope has stepped on some powerful toes during his tenure as head of the state employees union here in North Carolina. Most of them have been on the starboard
Continue readingTN says Noooooooo to expanding Medicaid. (Gov. Pat, take note.)
Tennessee’s moderate Republican governor has been talking up the idea of expanding Medicaid — which is basically the implementation of ObamaCare. He traveled to DC to talk up the strategy with feds.
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Welcome to Madison County!
The politicians in Madison County are showing that they can hold their own with their neighbors in Haywood County. We’ve received word of some antics during a recent meeting of the
Continue readingBackdoor moves to swell the ranks of the dependent, implement ObamaCare in North Carolina?
In 2013, the General Assembly swatted down federal money to help implement ObamaCare in North Carolina. That may have appeared to be a setback for the statism crowd, but recent
Continue readingAlamance legislators seek no-bid, no rules food deal for county jail
It certainly looks innocent enough when you read it: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE ALAMANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAY CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD
Continue reading#ncga: An end to ETJs?
Extraterritorial jurisdictions have been a source of controversy for years. Muncipal leaders and their advocates LOVE them. They gain influence over territory and residents who can’t even vote for them.
Continue readingShoot birdies — instead of Bambis — in Pinehurst
We’ve got it pretty good here. The village regularly has been recognized as one of the safest places to live in North Carolina. We’ve got a very reasonable tax rate.
Continue readingWouldn’t it be nice ….
The political class — with the help of the drive-by media and Blinkin’ Chris and his Manson Family — has decided that they are not competent to perform one of
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