Category: NC legislature

Lockdown blowback?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The folks on the left side of the aisle love to think they are smarter than us — that they know what’s best for us. Roy Cooper and

The ‘mismanagement’ governor

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Folks (like me) who pay close attention to politics should be noticing a developing pattern that could prove quite useful to North Carolina Republicans in November — IF

RINO, deny thyself.

Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Brant Clifton

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to invoke the holy sacred name of Charles Jeter. If you recall, he’s a Thom Tillis acolyte who held

#ncga: They’re BAAAAAAAACK!

Posted on May 3, 2020May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

While we’re sheltering-in-place, the honorables have once again darkened the halls of that big building one Jones Street in Raleigh. The Congress passed a huge-honking spending bill.

North Carolina gets 1st installment of coronavirus $$$ from DC

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The state treasurer’s office has confirmed that North Carolina has received $2 billion as part of the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act. The state

ReOpen NC gains a powerful new ally

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh-based CaptiveAire CEO Bob Luddy is not mincing words in his open letter to Governor Roy Cooper: An urgent appeal to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper:

Raleigh lefties encourage coup at Treasurer’s office

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Isn’t it interesting how the peace, love, and “freedom” crowd is always the first to advocate for the unilateral snatching of rights and making of changes — without

Making election-stealing EASIER

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The public schools crowd is doing their thing to take advantage of the current crisis, and so — it appears — are the Raleigh politicians and elections

School boards, superintendents and “emergency powers”: A BAD idea on sooooooooo many levels

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Statists often brag about not letting a “good” crisis go to waste. Here are some folks in Raleigh trying to take advantage of the current one:

While Tillis panders on “price-gouging,” Locke’s Sanders makes A LOT of sense

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Everybody who has taken an economics class knows that when the supply of something is low, and demand is up, the price generally goes UP. But statists