Category: NC legislature

Tilli$$: ‘Immoral’ to kill border deal to “help” Trump

Posted on January 27, 2024January 27, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Again, can somebody explain to me HOW having this guy in DC is better than having a Democrat? Anyone ? (*Bueller?*) This brings up another question for me. Does using

Truitt BLEW IT: A fabricated endorsement ???

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Brant Clifton

I know that arms are being fiercely twisted all over Raleigh to, um, “encourage” electeds and other NCGOP politicos to get onboard with embattled NC DPI superintendent Catherine Truitt‘s reelection

A gun-rights rebellion in Robinson-Land?

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like from here. We’re starting to notice a pattern — early, passionate, high-profile supporters of Lt. Governor Mark Robinson are defecting from Team MKR. We saw

“Phil, is that YOU?”

Posted on January 19, 2024January 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his entourage have been shedding a lot of crocodile tears lately about the, um, “establishment” being “out to get them.” Never mind that the Robinson

Dale Folwell launches first ad of the 2024 GOP gubernatorial race

Posted on January 19, 2024January 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It appears Dale Folwell, North Carolina’s state treasurer, has decided to see and raise the ante in his gubernatorial primary fight against Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and attorney Bill Graham.

What you THOUGHT was YOURS, will soon be ALL THEIRS.

Posted on January 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

You hear all this wonderful talk about government nurturing and aiding entrepreneurship. General Assembly Republicans and Gov. Roy Cooper just pumped a whole lot of our money into something like

Counties targeted by Moore / Berger for casinos set to get BIG $$$$ from Raleigh for water / sewer expansion

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

*Aw, there’s NOTHIN’ to see here*: Four North Carolina communities near proposed casino sites are slated to receive state grants for major water and sewage infrastructure upgrades, but leaders in

Report: Stroud -Dillon switchout on NC Court of Appeals part of NEW Newby “plan”

Posted on January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The state’s political universe has been buzzing about Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby‘s removal of fellow Republican judge Donna Stroud as chief judge of the state’s Court of Appeals. Lots

Harvard’s (now former) president, DEI, and the lessons needed to be learned

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Brant Clifton

I always thought it was settled — in the 1860s AND 1960s — that discrimination based on ethnicity was and is WRONG WRONG WRONG (and illegal). We’ve moved from that

The 2024 race for state treasurer

Posted on December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 by Brant Clifton

With incumbent Dale Folwell‘s decision to pursue the GOP gubernatorial nomination, there are some BIG SHOES to fill over at the office of state treasurer in 2024. Folwell has won