#ncga: Another one taking care of HIS business
We’ve posted before about state Rep. Jamie Boles — a funeral home owner — introducing and voting on all kinds of legislation that directly affects his business. Now, it appears
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#ncga: House members jumping into political consulting game
Goldsboro’s John Bell was a young, fresh face swept into town to replace disgraced, indicted legislator Stephen LaRoque. In his second term in the House, Bell has risen to the
Continue readingEnd solitary confinement in state prisons? (Um, NO.)
Blinkin’ Chris and Angry Rob and their comedy web site are calling for the end of solitary confinement in North Carolina prisons: Last year, North Carolinians were stunned and horrified
Continue reading#ncga: Welcome to the era of ‘grass-topping’
In DC, there is an expression called ”astro-turfing.” That is a slang term used to describe the manufacturing of the illusion of support for, or opposition to, a politician or policy.
Continue reading#ncga: Benefit corporations (They’re back!)
Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead. Benefit corporations are different from the traditional sort of corporation we
Continue reading#ncga: Making deals — with the devil
Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades as the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street
Continue reading#ncga: $4 million from taxpayers for an “untitled television project” ?
We don’t know what it’s called or about. We don’t know who’s in it. We don’t know if it will even be picked up by a network. But it’s getting
Continue reading#ncga: McCrory, Moore and the “manufactured” threat to religious liberty
Our Republican governor made it clear he is thoroughly unimpressed about the current debate on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday
Continue readingNC Education Lottery money NOT making it to Moore County schools?
There’s been a lot of belly-aching about schools reportedly getting short-changed. The North Carolina education lottery came into being in 2005 as a method for providing much needed funding for
Continue reading#ncga: Moore County in the House
Jamie Boles is busy representin’ the Golf Capital of The World in the NC General Assembly. He’s introduced a bill allowing the county commissioners to redistrict themselves. Boles has introduced
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