Category: NC legislature

#ncga : A primary for the pro tem

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

I hear an awful lot of griping out there about the caliber of people we have “representing” us in Raleigh and DC. We’ve got primaries coming up in May.

Does the NCGOPe really want new vote integrity laws?

Posted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by Brant Clifton

That’s a good question. Moore, Berger and their folks on Jones Street have sat quietly on their hands as The State Board of Elections made up their own rules

Dale Folwell leading the way in NC: screwing Russia while protecting North Carolina money

Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell has had enough. He’s seen what we all have on the ol’ boob tube in re: Russia and Ukraine. And he’s ready to do something

Controversial NCGOP fundraiser spurs calls for changes to NCGOP POO

Posted on January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by Brant Clifton

(Get your minds out of the gutter. It’s an acronym for “Plan Of Organization.”) It seems that reports of a certain House Caucus fundraiser in Plymouth, North Carolina — of

Folwell has new target in his sight: NC’s non-profit hospitals

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the State Health Plan have been spurred into action by a new report showing non-profit hospitals actually billing people who qualify for charity care:

Monkey Business in Goldsboro gov’t? Dale Folwell wants to know.

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Brant Clifton

State Treasurer Dale Folwell is convinced the city of Goldsboro has not filed required audits for two years. So, Folwell has requested auditor Beth Wood to review the town’s books

Folwell moves to save state health plan customers on out-of-pocket drug costs

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Treasurer Dale Folwell always seems to be making moves that save money and make processes smoother. WHY can’t his fellow Republicans on Jones St. follow his lead? All of

Joint Legislative Committee on — SAY WHAT ???????

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Speaker Timmy this week announced his appointees to “The Joint Committee on Access to Health Care and Expanding Medicaid.” You know, it’s amazing how much of their agenda Democrats

Monkey Business Report: NC’s 2020 voting machines DID have modems.

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been hearing all kinds of talk about election skullduggery. We heard about the Russians hacking into the system to help the Republicans. We heard about Democrats cheating to

Solid conservative Nick Picerno has his eye on NC House District 78

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We heard a few days ago, officially, that incumbent state Rep. Allen McNeill was not running for reelection to district 78. The district has been solidly Republican and has