#ncga: “My senator bought me a fur coat!”
Moore County is entering a brave new world with its THIRD state senator in six years. Tom McInnis (R-Richmond) is the incumbent in our new district. He’s going to be
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Solar panels contaminating our water?
Southeastern North Carolina residents are wrapped up in turmoil over contamination of water in the Cape Fear River by GenX. Meanwhile, in Raleigh, legislators are whoring themselves out to the
Continue reading#ncpol: “Um, Dallas called.” (And WE have the voicemail!)
You just never know what that little cartoon character up at state GOP HQ will do next. The state Democrats have been all over social media about this “Blue Monday”
Continue reading#ncga: Senate dist. 25 GOP primary could set off touchy “family feud”
North Carolina Senate District 25 now includes Moore, Scotland, Anson and Richmond Counties. It has an incumbent, Republican Tom McInnis of Richmond County. McInnis has filed for reelection and, for
Continue reading#ncga: A primary for Kelly Hastings
He’s played games with his campaign fund — paying himself, paying family. He’s taken a walk on key votes in the House. He’s hung so close to leadership (i.e., Speaker
Continue reading#ncga: Traveling & Eating (on special interests’ dime) with Jason
Only in America — specifically North Carolina and the NCGOP — can a guy go from broke and unemployed to making major financial decisions for the future of the state
Continue reading#ncga: NC Dems blast Crone for playing nice with Dollar
I have a lot of respect for Democrat uber-consultant / NC Spin regular Brad Crone. I disagree with him on just about everything issues-wise. But he does have an interesting,
Continue reading#ncga: A GOPer & Dem to take on Moore’s Boles
For a Republican elected official in rock-ribbed Republican Moore County, a Democrat opponent is (1) a rarity, and (2) usually little more than an annoyance, like a fly buzzing around
Continue readingFolwell to UNC: ONE BILLION DOLLARS, please.
State treasurer Dale Folwell has expressed his skepticism about the UNC-Atrium / Carolinas Medical merger. Now, he’s literally trying to make the head honchos in that proposed deal put their
Continue readingFolwell: UNCHealth-Carolinas merger will jack up health care costs
We expressed our reservations earlier about the proposed merger between Charlottes’ Carolinas HealthCare and UNC Health Care. Now, state treasurer Dale Folwell is getting in on the act: Officials who
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