Category: NC legislature

Non-profits and the havoc they create (with our cash)

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Government seems to do a masterful job of worsening every situation into which it inserts itself. With the Balanced Nutrition saga, we are seeing a heck of a case study

‘Big Mark’ opens fire on the Department of Health & Human Services

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Our lieutenant governor — and GOP nominee for governor — has gone public with his belief that a ‘Democrat-run weaponized government agency’ is behind the troubles facing his recently shuttered

America’s worst press spokesman TRIES to defend his beleaguered boss.

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Brant Clifton

And you thought ol’ Karine at The White House was bad. We started looking at Balanced Nutrition in early-to-mid 2023. There’s evidence to suggest state authorities were looking at it

(SIGH.) Gomer is STAYING.

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Governor Gomer Pyle wants all of us to think he’s taking himself out of the running to be Kamala’s right-hand man. Translation: Ol’ Roy has heard who the finalist(s) is/are,

UNC’s million dollar man (And you wonder why college is so @#*$% expensive.)

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

I’ve never understood Peter Hans. He’s never really been anything all that spectacular. He bounces from sweet GOP patronage job to sweet GOP patronage job — this legislator’s top aide,

Team Berger wants Speaker Timmy’s BFF presiding over lawsuit targeting them

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We first told you here and HERE about a lawsuit targeting politicians, political operatives and operations close to state senate president Phil Berger over their involvement in the March races

Thom wants a hug.

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

He was injected into North Carolina politics by a cabal of Charlotte money-men irritated with the presence of an actual conservative incumbent legislator. They got him through the primary, and

Good riddance.

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

With Tim Moore and Jason Saine leaving the NC House for $$$greener$$ pastures, the stink in-and-around the Jones Street legislative complex should be lessened by about — oh — 11

Folwell, State Health Plan score big legal win against Blue Cross

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It seems like just yesterday that Blue Cross decided to lawyer up over state treasurer Dale Folwell‘s decision to open up the job of administering the state health plan to

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