#ncga: Sooooo, was the Volvo loss about CASH or about PORTS?
If you listen to House speaker Tim Moore or Commerce Secretary John Skvarla, North Carolina lost a shot at a new Volvo plant because it could not offer enough economic
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#ncga: Getting to the left of Michaux AND McCrory
AFP-NC’s Donald Bryson has labeled the House’s action on the budget as “reverse Robin Hood.” I think this tweet best sums up House action thus far on the state
Continue readingVolvo wanted to locate at a port. We pitched Rocky Mount to them.
No freakin’ joke. The Port City of Rocky Mount. The McCrory administration is howling mad at the General Assembly for not coughing up enough bribe money to entice Volvo to
Continue reading#ncga Education follies: 40 is the new D. (And let’s not forget — FREE MONEY !!!!)
While I’ve been resting, the honorables on Jones Street have kept churning out some doozies. I am sure you’ve all heard about the grading scale for the state’s public schools.
Continue reading#ncga: The Hamlet of Cherryville
There’s an old saying about how when you find yourself in a hole you need to stop digging. (It took a while for Renee Ellmers to grasp that with her
Continue reading#ncga: drones and waivers, oh my.
The House Judiciary IV committee had a hearing this morning. (Of course, we had moles in the room.) One of the topics they discussed was the new regulations governing
Continue reading#ncga: Of drones and men …
I’m the last guy to throw in with the black helicopters and tin-foil helmet crowd. But I found some language in the new state rules for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS,
Continue reading#ncga: A rumble at the Republican caucus meeting?
Everybody seems to be buzzing about the upcoming Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. I am thinking the Blust-Hastings matchup might get just as interesting. We documented an earlier exchange between Reps. Kelly Hastings
Continue reading#ncga: PTSDed House leaders relent under pressure from ‘silly fringe websites’
I got word yesterday from a House mole that we’re STILL living rent-free in the brains of state House leadership: “A directive was sent out in the Republican caucus. We
Continue reading#NCGA #TBT Key player in Jim Black Scandal lives again
(Ah, the *good* old days.) It seems like just yesterday that eye doctor from Matthews and that portly fellow from Moore County were roaming the House chamber wreaking havoc ,
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