Category: NC legislature

The economy: So, how we (really) doin’ ?

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“How’m I doin’?” — campaign slogan for former NYC mayor Ed Koch _____________ It’s always good to stop, take a deep breath and assess things. If you believe the NCGOP,

Good riddance to “Howdy”

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The N&O issued a tearful goodbye this morning to the “education judge.” SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH! (The what?) : Superior Court Judge Howard E. Manning Jr., best known for his oversight of state

#ncpol: Pumping up Pat

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Being governor is HARD. Legislators are not very nice to you sometimes. People on the Internet get a little rough. Sometimes you need a little encouragement — a little

#ncga: Giving school boards judicial powers ???

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it appears House Bill 561 does: […] Power to Subpoena and to Punish for Contempt. – Local boards of education shall have power to issue subpoenas for the

AFP, Leftist Tourette’s syndrome & renewable energy

Posted on July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Rob Schofield, Robin the Boy Wonder to Blinkin’ Chris’s Bat-Girl, injects the word ‘Koch’ into his rants so often one might think he is afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome: What’s he

#ncga: Gettin’ PAID while educatin’ TAX-FREE ($$ CHA-CHING !!! $$)

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

In 2014, some Raleigh Republicans — led by then-speaker Thom Tillis put together something called North Carolina House Legislative Partners to “educate” the people of North Carolina on the good

Shumaker has a dog in NCGOP’s AG primary fight

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

He was the top political adviser to renegade Republican legislator Richard Morgan. He ran Thom Tillis’s US Senate campaign. He’s reportedly the force behind the push for solar energy subsidies

#ncga: Tillman coming back for MORE

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The rumors of his retirement have been greatly exaggerated. That’s the message state Senator Jerry Tillman wants to send to certain sectors of the Republican establishment inside and outside of

#ncga: Senate sending pretty much WHOLE GOP caucus to budget conference

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The chess match between House and Senate leaders got a little more interesting this week. We already reported on how the House is sending a pack of RINOS and a

Sanctuary cities new front in amnesty fight