Category: NC legislature

Curiouser and curiouser: The fight to replace David Lewis

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Conservatives in Harnett County got some apparent good news when they heard local party chairman Maggie Sandrock was going to toss her hat in the ring to replace

Calling the Guv’s bluff: LIVE from Raleigh — It’s The Council of State.

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

Most people don’t know much about The Council of State. It is a state government body composed of all of the state officials who are elected statewide —

When Dale Folwell says ‘Jump!’ …

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

I’m starting to see an interesting pattern here. State treasurer Dale Folwell (R) publicly complains about someone or something in the Cooper administration. A short time later,

He’s outta here!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. David Lewis, arguably the second most powerful member of his chamber, has announced his “retirement” from the North Carolina House: On Friday, Representative David R.

NCGOP’s Whatley takes on state elections board, proposed “emergency” changes

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Michael Whatley, chairman of the state Republican Party, went before the press today to voice his organization’s concerns about the state board of elections’ “Emergency Order”. A

Developers seeking to build solar schools in NC target of SC lawsuit

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 by Brant Clifton

A group of folks from North Carolina, who have been lobbying the General Assembly for a few years now to lease privately-owned school buildings (which may, um, *coincidentally*

State treasurer tells Gov. Cooper to clean up HIS mess at NCDOT

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Governor Roy Cooper and his cronies have established a pattern of mocking Dale Folwell, but then doing what he tells them to do. It appears the treasurer

Cooper, Stein lectured by Folwell, local leaders on importance of paying bills

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Elizabeth City is a Democrat stronghold. It also supplies electricity to its people. But fellow Democrat Roy Cooper has issued an executive order OKing consumer non-payment

Lefties, solar goons and Roy Cooper kill Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Brant Clifton

It would have provided more options for consumers and producers of energy. It would likely have kept costs down on all sides. It would have likely created

Lawyering up on ol’ Roy

Posted on June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Governor Dan Forest has apparently had enough of the bumbling by the doofus currently occupying that big house on Blount Street: “Today, I notified Governor Cooper