Spending, more spending AND debt. Oh, My!
A new study reveals that North Carolina state government’s total spending on debt service — since 2003 — has grown 165 percent. Sarah Curry of The John Locke Foundation gives
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#NCSEN PPP March poll shows serious Tillis drop, slight Brannon climb
I am sure the latest polling from PPP is causing a lot of establishment heads to get scratched in bewilderment. State House speaker Thom Tillis is getting all the buzz
Continue readingBonner Bridge is falling down (And what’s up with Lyons Gray?)
We’ve come to realize there is A LOT of “theatre” in politics. Both sides holler about the other doing the little people wrong. Both sides claim to have the best
Continue readingBlueprinting McCrory, NCGOP on coal ash?
Early in the McCrory era in Raleigh, we learned about a nefarious plot by lefty groups and their media allies to slime and slander and “eviscerate” our new governor and his
Continue readingYes! We have NO Bananas …
Once again, the people of North Carolina are getting stuck with the check by a corporate welfare recipient. In 2011, the state of North Carolina crowed about luring Chiquita Bananas
Continue reading#NCSEN: The Thom Tillis Show, force-fed to you by the NCGOP establishment
The Lincoln County GOP is holding their annual Lincoln / Reagan dinner this weekend. Whatpiques my interest about the event is the web page promoting it. The page features a
Continue reading#NCSEN: Scheduling an ad buy vs. PAYING for it
I had a rather enlightening phone call with a friend who pulls down a hefty paycheck for his behind-the-scenes work in federal-level election campaigns. (To my knowledge, he is not
Continue reading#NCSEN: A theory about that Tillis ad buy
The NC House speaker’s fan club is beside itself over the Tillis for Senate campaign’s $1 million ad buy. Mainstream media are touting the fact that the ad is biographical,
Continue reading#NCSEN: The fat man is singing! (Richard Morgan thells on Thom.)
Moore County’s Richard Morgan has evolved into one of the most polarizing figures ever in North Carolina politics. Amazingly, during his time in the NC General Assembly, he was able
Continue reading#NCGA I-77 Toll foe seeks to replace Tillis in NC House
House speaker Thom Tillis has been a leader in the effort to implement a HOT lane / tolling system on Interstate 77 in Mecklenburg County. One of the more outspoken
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