Category: NC legislature

Gambling exec lands on UNC Board of Trustees

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Viva Las Vegas, baby: The UNC System Board of Governors has elected four new members to Carolina’s Board of Trustees. Robert “Rob” Bryan III ’93 of Charlotte, Dr.

Jones St. GOP engages in racial / gender bean-counting in UNC governance picks

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Brant Clifton

When you see press coverage about the new appointees to the UNC board of governors, you hear very little about ideas and philosophies and a whole lot more about

GOP lawmakers already jockeying for state House speaker job?

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, some Republicans in the state House are sensing an eminent vacancy in the Speaker’s office. Has Timmy got some big ambitions? (Like getting elected to something in DC?)

NC House members raise concerns about integrity of state’s voting machines

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Back in May, we posted a piece about whether the machines used in North Carolina polling places were equipped with modems, thereby facilitating potential remote online tampering. State board

Why are Jones St. GOPers spending $$$ like drunken sailors? (Better yet, why is Cooper working the Chick-fil-A drive-thru?)

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by Brant Clifton

These have been strange days indeed. Apparently our governor, Roy Cooper, has enough time on his hands to go work the drive-thru at a local Chick-fil-A. The

NO JAIL for David Lewis?

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like is going down: A longtime North Carolina state lawmaker should not receive active prison time for his guilty plea to charges involving his scheme

Paying people –with OUR MONEY — to get back to work

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 by Brant Clifton

There have been stories about restaurants like McDonald’s offering CA$h if you come in and just interview. Chick-fil-A is reportedly offering nice signing bonuses for workers to get hired.

Folwell: Growing number of NC’s local governments facing financial problems

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The state’s local governments have been surviving for years on pass-through payments from Raleigh and DC. Quite often, these payments are not “forever” gifts. They often have an

Folwell, LGC throw Randolph Hospital a (temporary) lifeline

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Randolph County’s hospital had declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was considering proposals for sale. The hospital turned to state treasurer and the Local Government Commission (LGC) for assistance

Redactions. Elections. Obfuscation.

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 by Brant Clifton

I was trolling through the NC state board of elections web site — at the encouragement of a well-placed friend, of course — and came across this information. At