Category: NC legislature

Pinehurst Council eating their own

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve ever wondered why Pinehurst is the most-hated municipality in Moore County, I invite you to take a gander at Exhibit A: video of the October 12 meeting

NCGOP groupie parachutes in to pursue retiring Larry Pittman’s House seat

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Just three years ago, Catherine Whiteford was running as a Republican in a very Democrat NC House district in Raleigh against a seasoned incumbent. (She got her clock cleaned.

Oh, look. A congressional redistricting map.

Posted on October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

It’s that time again. We’ll soon find out which charlatan we’ll see on our ballots next November. State Senator Warren Daniel (R) from out west has released a proposed map:

Sen. Tom McInnis v. NC high school sports: vengeful power trip or wise move?

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Some folks across the state have a feeling they know WHY there is an effort afoot on Jones Street to take over high school sports: It’s hard enough getting

Voter ID: Judges overturn it because it “might be” racist

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Brant Clifton

A panel of two Democrat judges and one Republican threw out the NC voter ID law this past week — citing GOP lawmakers’ allegedly racist intent and suggesting that

Cooper: Stop bullying the school board

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Brant Clifton

You heard the genius right. Shut your mouth while the elected puppets of the unelected public school administrators continue to do the bidding of the superintendent and his staff

Sweetheart deal from The Feds, but NO campaign finance filings for last 14 months

Posted on August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 by Brant Clifton

As long as you have a campaign fund open, you are required to update the reporting on said fund. Former state Rep. David Lewis still has his campaign

Who did Jason Saine ACTUALLY pay?

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We were perusing NC House Appropriations Committee chairman Jason Saine’s 2021 mid-year campaign report when we noticed something interesting. On January 19, 2021 Saine’s report showed a $5,000 payment

David Lewis’s manicured hands get slapped. (* Um, surprise?*)

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by Brant Clifton

He took $400,000 from his donors for personal use, but only got a slap on his manicured hands: After admitting to financial crimes like not paying taxes — as

Roy Cooper and the politics of unemployment

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Okay, see if you can follow me here. In July, our weaselly governor vetoed a bill passed by the GOP-controlled legislature to end the $300 supplement to unemployment benefits.