Category: NC legislature

Drain the Swamp: The flaming HOT MESS at Appalachian State

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Brant Clifton

With all of this talk of ‘draining the swamp,’ Appalachian State University is looking like a great place to get started. Here is the Boone campus’s latest foray into the

#ncga: State-subsidized internet? Pushed by Republicans? (SIGH)

Posted on February 11, 2017February 11, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Yep. State House Republicans are following the lead of Al Gore and Bill Clinton and pushing for broadband internet service in rural areas — paid for by YOU and ME. Reps.

#ncga: Our cute, cuddly FUBAR drivebys

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by Brant Clifton

You know those folks I am talking about. They are the ones who have done a horrible job for years keeping the people of North Carolina informed about the happenings

#ncga: A budget surplus ??? (GIVE IT BACK)

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Guess what? They shook more money out of us than they needed: North Carolina government revenues are projected to exceed expectations by more than a half-billion dollars this fiscal year,

Suspicious Minds: House GOPers cast wary eyes upon Speaker Timmy

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Brant Clifton

We’re caught in a trap I can’t walk out […] We can’t go on together With suspicious minds (suspicious minds) And we can’t build our dreams On suspicious minds […]

#ncga: Traffic stops 101

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Democrat Ken Goodmon — the son of a former sheriff — has decided we need to insert education on proper behavior for a traffic stop involving law enforcement into our drivers

#ncga: GIMME FIVE DOLLARS!

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Shame on you, Greene County. Instead of deregulating, cutting taxes, or taking other steps to improve your business climate, you’re once again looking to squeeze some more money out of

#ncga: Speciale makes drivebys CRY, shows his fellow GOPers how it’s DONE.

Posted on February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Tim Moore, David Lewis and Nelson Dollar like to ridicule him, shove him in a corner, and deny him committee posts. While THOSE GUYS wax on about spending more money,

#ncga: Time for Moore county legislators to produce, or GO HOME

Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Moore County and Randolph County are two of the most reliably Republican counties in the state. Political pros rank them somewhere in the R+20 or +30 range, which is a

#ncga: Dollar, Saine scoring political points at county govt expense

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Brant Clifton

A reader raised this possibility earlier. After looking into it, I think the reader may have a point. There was existing legislation granting property tax exemptions for the first $45,000