Category: NC legislature

Snitch on Speaker Timmy and earn yourself $5,000!

Posted on June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Well, our previous story about a reward for information leading to the positive ID of Speaker Tim Moore’s co-defendant “John Doe” has sparked a lot of interest. We’ve received a

Speaker Timmy: Forgiven?

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We learned all about the Paycheck Protection Loans from the federal government during our reporting on the Robinson family business. The Robinsons took a couple of PPP loans, despite the

Burning down the (NC) House

Posted on June 24, 2023June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s an interesting time to be a House Republican in Raleigh. From what I’m hearing on the inside, no one in the House GOP caucus has the guts to stand

$50K in pay raises over FIVE YEARS for Timmy’s gal pal

Posted on June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Working in state government appears to have been very very very good for Jamie Liles Lassiter, the Wake County woman at the center of North Carolina’s hottest political scandal. Our

With Timmy and ‘Big Mark’ under fire, Boss Phil flexing his muscle on Jones Street

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Some legislators are complaining that life on Jones Street is making them feel like debtors late on payments to a loan shark. I’m hearing reports that senate president Phil Berger

REWARD OFFERED for info leading to POSITIVE ID of Speaker Timmy’s co-defendant

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Sometimes, it take cold hard cash to motivate people to cough up info and do the right thing. Many a lawman will tell you that. Everyone knows about the bombshell

Still searching for Speaker Timmy’s co-defendant

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve found two more images purporting to show the mysterious “John Doe” named with House Speaker Tim Moore as a co-defendant in the lawsuit currently captivating NC politics. We already

Have you seen THIS MAN?

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

According to media reports, Speaker Tim Moore says he doesn’t know who the above person is. Attorneys for Scott Lassiter have labeled him “John Doe” and named him a co-defendant

Average IQ in WRAL newsroom dropping like a rock

Posted on June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

This time, I think it may have to do with more than the continued employment of Butch Leslie — despite her countless professional ethics lapses in recent years. Every time

Complaint: Speaker Timmy a wife-stealer

Posted on June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It looks and sounds like the tubby little guy at the front of the House chamber is not in for a very good week. Break-ins and surveillance cameras? Holy Watergate!