#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
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College and the concept of “skin-in-the-game”
The stenographers are fawning over Queen Hillary again. Check out this Wall Street Journal headline: Hillary Clinton Proposes Debt-Free Tuition at Public Colleges Wow. *That sounds kind of nice.* College
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#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
Continue reading#ncga: Jason Saine, meet Ty Harrell.
One of our regular readers — after perusing the recent coverage of Jason Saine and his suits — made an analogy to a 2009 case involving a Democrat legislator: State
Continue reading#ncga: Jason NEEDS money. (Send money.)
The Tom James Company’s top customer in the General Assembly has an urgent plea for his colleagues: Time for Fundraising Dear Colleagues: As we hopefully approach the end to this
Continue reading#ncga: The wit and,um, “wisdom” of Tricia Cotham
Bless her heart. She’s always so well-coiffed and has a great smile. Her mama does a great job on the Mecklenburg County board. Tricia Cotham tries really, really hard. (It’s
Continue readingAdios, Aldona. (Let the cash dash BEGIN!)
I love being proved right. Not long after news broke about likely Democrat nominee Roy Cooper surpassing Gov. Pat in fundraising, DHHS secretary (and uber-fundraiser extraordinaire) Aldona Wos
Continue readingRichard Burr ALSO on the solar bandwagon
Another politician connected to uber-consultant Paul Shumaker is out beating the bushes in favor of government subsidies of solar energy. As my friend Gomer says: “Sir-Prahz, Sir-Prahz, Sir-Prahz.” It’s amazing
Continue readingState elections board Complaint targets NCGOP’s new finance director
That didn’t take long: In a letter to the State Board of Elections Chairman, Josh Howard, Civitas President, Francis De Luca asked the Board to investigate the campaign reporting practices of
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