Category: NC legislature

#ncga: Awwwwww, look. Our very own LBJ rule.

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 by Brant Clifton

In 1960, US. senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was the Democrat nominee for vice president of the United States. The dilemma? He was also up for reelection to the Senate from

#ncga: A redistricting Lawsuit-palooza ??? (Unleash the ambulance chasers!)

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

I talked with some Jones Street insiders today who have an interesting take on where this whole congressional redistricting kerfuffle might be heading. The consensus? It’s unlikely that we will

#ncga: A GOODNIGHT for a DOLLAR

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Being seen talking to — or even looking at — Mark Villee can get you screamed at or threatened these days. It can be hazardous to your professional / political

#ncga: Attack web site goes up, fur continues to fly in Covil v. Grange

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

These ladies in New Hanover County are NOT playing softball. Republicans Tammy Covil and Holly Grange are duking it out for the GOP nomination for state House district 20. There

#ncpol: Holding v. Ellmers, and other redistricting scuttlebutt

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep. Nee-Nee v. Big George. THAT was the hot topic of discussion on Jones Street yesterday. The new 2nd district includes a good chunk of what Holding has been representing

#ncga: Don’t like the way the table is set? Turn over the table.

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Brant Clifton

What started out as a mission to tweak a few districts to bring the 1st and 12th congressional districts in line has resulted in radical change for a lot more

#ncpol: MASSIVE TOOL alert!

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

WRAL’s Mark “Binky” Binker and the state House’s Nelson Dollar are engaged in quite a contest for the honor of being crowned THE BIGGEST TOOL in Raleigh’s, um, “toolbox.” (And,

#ncga: the road ahead for redistricting brouhaha

Posted on February 14, 2016February 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The speaker hath spoken: From: Rep. Tim Moore Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 4:59 PM To: @House/Members; @House/Legislative Assistants; @Speaker Tim Moore’s Staff Subject: Notice of Upcoming Week Dear Members:

#ncga: Hager prepping for fight with Moore-Lewis-Dollar?

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like from here. Republican majority leader Mike Hager had Lindsey, his girl Friday, send out invites this week to a “Certificate of Need working group” to

#ncga: A half-@$$ed Nelson causing A GOPe panic

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The SS Nelson Dollar is taking on water, and the Wake County GOPe is working this very night — at precinct meetings — to bail it out. Here’s ONE example: