Category: NC legislature

Lobbyist led cheerleading for Boles during primary

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Brant Clifton

If Jamie Boles tries to tell you he’s “one of us” and is fighting “for the folks back home,” — don’t buy it. Lobbyists and operatives from Raleigh

Wednesday Morning Quarterback

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Well, the smoke has cleared. The damage has been done. Some people have celebrated. Some are sobbing pitifully. We’d like to take a few moments to recap Tuesday’s action

Thoughts about Tuesday (UPDATED!)

Posted on February 28, 2020March 7, 2020 by Brant Clifton

A lot of you have already run to your polling places to cast your votes. Good for you. Now, what do you do if the pol you voted

Twelve years in Raleigh, and THIS is what we get?

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty clear, if you venture out into the hinterlands of Moore County, that state Rep. Jamie Boles (R) is in a tough fight for renomination to

CHANCELLOR Timmy ???

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Maybe the rats ARE abandoning the ship. First we hear David Lewis is taking up farming AND insurance. Now, we’re hearing talk that a certain

Mr. “International Travel for Legislative Duties” REALLY wants his picture in the elevator

Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Republicans have three choices with which to replace “Elevator Queen” Cherie Berry, the reigning Labor Commissioner made famous by her photo included on EVERY elevator inspection certificate in

Republican legislator, DEMOCRAT DONOR ???

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Here in Moore County, we have a Republican candidate who gave multiple times to Barack Obama. Agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler headed “Farmers for John Edwards” in 1998 when the

Democrat state House candidate’s family at center of embezzlement / exploitation scandal

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Pay attention. This one stretches halfway across our great state: A Concord pastor has been convicted in Pamlico County of embezzlement of more than $100,000 and four

MISTER Folwell: Leading the way

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell got raked over the coals — even by members of his own party — when he pushed for transparency in the pricing offered by

Jones Street. The partisan index. And 2020.

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation, a GOP-leaning establishment pro-business group, regularly analyzes our General Assembly districts and computes things called partisan indexes. These are sort of like the