Category: NC legislature

#ncpol: The party of Medicaid Expansion ????

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Yep. The crew that convinced all those elected Republicans in Raleigh to become WHORES for subsidized solar shysters is now working to convince the NCGOP to include Medicaid expansion

NC-03: All 3 legislators in GOP race basically neck-and-neck in Civitas rankings

Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Usually, the epithet “liberal” gets reserved for general election contests. But it is already getting tossed around quite, um, “liberally” in the Third Congressional District GOP primary. SO, we

Moore County commissioners lash out at county’s state legislators

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s been rare to see something like this in collegial, get-along Republican Moore County. But here it is, in a prepared statement from Moore County government: Senator Tom McInnis

NC-03: The doctor fights back

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Politics IS a full-contact sport. (As if you didn’t already know this.) Far too often, I see really good people play way too nice and get their reputations destroyed.

#ncga: House’s anti-Folwell bill sitting in Murphy’s Health committee

Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Remember how we told you about the hospital lobby drafting a bill clipping treasurer Dale Folwell’s wings and passing out a lot of cash to get the House to

#ncga: House bill seeks in-state tuition for illegal aliens

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Check out HB 319 filed on Thursday. Sure, its sponsors are a bunch of Democrats. Sure, it’s filed in a Republican-controlled chamber. But with a smaller majority, and a

Convention News ! Get your hot-and-fresh convention news!

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

There were a lot of county GOP conventions today. In the 3rd and 9th congressional districts, there were a higher number of candidates in attendance than at other county

#ncpol: N&O’s ‘Randy Andy’ breaks from Twitter to lead new driveby assault on GOPer

Posted on March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The newest kid on the block at The N&O has learned that place’s playbook very quickly and very well. You’ll typically find Paul A. “Andy” Specht on social media posting

The next scandal to smack Raleigh

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Brant Clifton

To get a preview, just look at what’s already happening south of our state border: Horry County Schools’ $220 million deal with a contractor to build five new schools

Did NCGOP HQ drop the ball on Robeson vote fraud?