#ncga: “Hi, Mickey!”
It’s always nice to get mail. Let’s settle down, rest a spell, and read what the good folks in Raleigh have to tell us: From: Jim Burton [mailto:jim@nchouserepublicans.com] Sent: Monday,
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#ncga: Getting by (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS)
State Rep. Jamie Boles has caught a little grief from us over the years. Much of his work in recent years has involved introducing legislation that directly benefits the funeral
Continue reading#ncpol: Dan Blue channels his inner Farrakhan / Sharpton / Obama / Barber / Laura Leslie
Dan Blue used to be a pretty reasonable guy. When he was speaker of the NC House, he was a guy Republicans could actually do business with. But, as time
Continue readingStudy: NC is smacked hard by federal regs
George Mason University’s Mercatus Center has produced some thought-provoking research illustrating just how much of an impact DC has on each of the states: The federal regulation and state enterprise
Continue reading#ncga: The In-TIM-idation game
Can’t take the heat? Call your lawyers. We reported some time back that House Speaker Tim Moore had — with his massive campaign warchest — retained the services of a
Continue readingMedicaid: That GIANT sucking sound
Roy Cooper sees the expansion of Medicaid as a “job creation” tool. In 1992, Ross Perot talked about that giant sucking sound produced from NAFTA taking all our jobs to
Continue reading#ncga: Free Needle & Drug Paraphernalia giveaway?
Here’s the bill being reported solely as a ”police body cam” piece of legislation: […] § 90-113.27. Needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs authorized; limited immunity. (a) Any governmental or
Continue reading#ncga: Brother, can you spare a needle?
There was quite a bit of hubbub about Gov. Pat McCrory signing a bill limiting police body cam footage from public access. This played right into the narrative being pushed by
Continue reading#ncga: House GOP’s chief fundraiser, a deadbeat?
THAT is what a lawsuit filed against state Rep. Charles Jeter (R-Huntersville) appears to insinuate: A state legislator from our area is accused of not paying his bills– to the
Continue readingThe Second Coming of John Edwards
Those of us who are old enough remember the 1998 US Senate race. Incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth was facing off against a blow-dried, relatively-unknown ambulance chaser from Raleigh named John
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