#ncpol: A contact sport, indeed.
It appears that we’re starting to see some signs of fight in the NCGOPe. They’ve gone from rolling over and showing their bellies in the whole NC-09 affair, to showing
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N&O + lefty comrades say Speaker Timmy played ‘chicken’ with ethics
You will get no argument from us when alleging that Tim Moore is, um, ethically-challenged. We’ve reported at length about his shenanigans against fellow Republicans, his abandonment of the conservative
Continue readingMeckGOP learned nothing / nade / nichts from 2018 wipeout
When the smoke finally cleared from the November 2018 vote, state senator Dan Bishop — a solid conservative, FWIW — was the last significant elected Republican in Mecklenburg County left
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: A tangled ‘technical corrections’ web dating back to JULY
We’ve raised some questions about the pretty willy-nilly disbursement of $700,000 via the recent “technical corrections ” bill approved by the General Assembly. Several cases of five- and six-figures being
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Pat McElraft and ‘technical corrections’
We told you earlier about the honorables on Jones Street tossing around $700K of our money in a quite care-free fashion with little to no strings attached. At first, it
Continue reading#ncpol: What is this “fight” you speak of, Grandpa?
After weeks of hiding — and sending Dallas out to advocate for a new election and even telling legislators to change the law to allow for a new primary —
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Technical Corrections
In the legislature, “technical corrections” are sort of like the “consent agenda” you hear about in city council and county commissioner meetings. Meant to be for correcting things like spelling,
Continue readingNC-09: 48 subpoenas (and NO ONE to serve them)
Hillary Clinton’s lawyer has stepped up to represent Dan McCready (D) in the political sideshow currently engulfing the Ninth Congressional District. Marc Elias has written to former state board of
Continue readingNCGOPe decides to start fighting FOR Mark Harris
(It looks and sounds like they’ve been getting an earful from outside the Raleigh beltline on this.) Here’s where we stand. A three judge state panel (2Ds, 1R) ordered the
Continue readingNC-09: State elections board? (Buh-bye.)
That’s the latest word from the bench amid the chaos of the Ninth Congressional District chaos: A three-judge panel overseeing a lawsuit challenging the current makeup of the North Carolina State
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