NC’s hyper-regulated health care
Only New Jersey, Hawaii, DC, and Vermont slap more red-tape on their health care providers than North Carolina does. THAT information comes from a recent study by The Mercatus Center
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Monkey Business Update: Fear and Loathing in Haywood County
Haywood County is a quiet, sleepy locale in the western North Carolina mountains. It’s a rarity for that region — a Democrat stronghold. Lately, its politics have become quite a
Continue readingA new Sheriff Stone hits the streets
One of the best stories from this past election day was Republican — and former state trooper — Keith Stone being elected Sheriff of Nash County. Stone and I both have
Continue readingSizing up the Post-Thom era on Jones Street
Now that it’s clear that Mr. Big Boy Pants is headed to DC, it’s time to start sizing up the battle to fill the leadership void at the top of
Continue readingNot just an election, but a restraining order.
It is absolutely amazing how many people have reacted to the recently completed elections in the same fashion as they would to athletic events. Yay, Blue Devils! Yay, Panthers! Yay,
Continue reading#ncpol: Wednesday morning quarterback
$100 million for THIS? Somebody needs to talk to the manager or ask for a refund or something. The smoke has cleared. The campaign paraphernalia is still littering the road
Continue reading#ncga: Rep. Moffitt says I-77 toll contracts “can be cancelled out”
Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate nominee Thom Tillis and state House president pro tem Skip Stam have all told us to BEND OVER and wait for those toll roads. They’re
Continue readingONCE AGAIN: “Expanding Medicaid” = ObamaCare
I seriously can’t understand the logic behind having TWO prominent Republican leaders go public — right in front of a HUGE election — with their desire to expand Medicaid. Gov.
Continue reading#ncsen: Sean Haugh, “principled conservative” ???
Yep. That’s what THIS MAILER that showed up in a lot of North Carolina snail-mail boxes on Thursday says. It tells you that Thom Tillis “has been very busy …
Continue reading#ncsen: What the Tillis camp is thinking riiiiiiiiight NOW
National Review’s Jim Geraghty has talked with a source of his who he says is a consultant “plugged in” to the GOP’s efforts in the Colorado and North Carolina US
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