Category: Thom Tillis

L’affaire Laroque offers unique glimpse into secretive world of legislative ethics

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Stephen Laroque — a close friend and political ally of House Speaker Thom Tillis — is taking a lot of heat over his management

Tillis & Laroque: A political “family” affair

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

With federal investigators turning up the heat on state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston), it will be interesting to see what — if any — action House Speaker Thom Tillis takes

L’affaire LaRoque gets some federal attention

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Sarah Ovaska, at NCPolicyWatch, has been on top of the scandal swirling around state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) since the beginning. Now, she’s confirmed

NC Legislators end union shakedown of teachers; Democrats & media throw major fit

Posted on January 6, 2012January 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

On the N&O’s front page, there was a full color photo of some large, angry Hillary Clinton lookalikes from the NC Association of Educators (NCAE) holding signs that said

Will indictment of Boss Bev’s bag man bounce back on Senator Hagan?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Boss Bev’s campaign finance chief was in court yesterday, and WRAL was there: Gov. Beverly Perdue’s former campaign finance chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to obstruction of justice in connection with

Put up or shut up time for NCGOP

Posted on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

There are a number of developments brewing in Raleigh that will tell volumes about whether North Carolina made a wise investment in the Republican Party

Tillis: Laroque mess headed to ethics committee

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius) says allegations swirling around taxpayer-subsidized loans by state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) to himself (Laroque), family members and legislative

Sounds like somebody’s getting a little fussy …

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Boy, you ought to hear the Raleigh press corps — whining like a bunch of babies. The mean old Republicans in charge of things in

D.C. Dems straddle fence on union vs. non-union labor at Charlotte 2012 convention

Posted on November 5, 2011November 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina is one of the least-unionized states in the country. The Democrat Party, which owes the unions BIG TIME, is holding its 2012 national

Alleged MSM trying to take Tillis to the woodshed

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Our state’s alleged mainstream media (MSM) has successfully swept under the rug Boss Bev’s rant (and the supporting audio tape) about suspending elections. Now, they are focused on beating