Category: NC State Government

Charlotte politico indicted for Covid $$$ fraud. (Tip of the iceberg in NC?)

Posted on May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The US attorney for NC’s Western district has bagged a nice-sized target: A federal grand jury in Charlotte has returned a criminal indictment charging Tiawana Brown, 53, and her daughters,

The Sandhills Files: Financial reporting errors worth HOW MUCH ???

Posted on May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It seems like our local institution of higher learning here in Moore County has some ‘splainin’ to do. State auditor Dave Boliek’s crew reviewed Sandhills Community College’s financial statements for

Dismissal of lawsuit against Team Berger by judge tied to Berger + Moore appealed. (Uncle Phil is NOT pleased.)

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Don’t pop those champagne corks over in the corner office juuquuuuust yet. The Rockingham County candidate who filed suit against a whole host of key players in Phil Berger’s political

“Republican ” state treasurer leads coup against transparency for state health plan. (Uncle Phil is pleased.)

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Dale Folwell served the people of North Carolina well during his time in Raleigh. Whether it was in the General Assembly, at the Employment Security Commission, or at the state

Ed Martin Thells on Thom

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

You may remember Ed Martin as Donald Trump‘s choice for US attorney for The District of Columbia. Senator Thom Tillis gained some national notoriety for single-handedly derailing Martin’s confirmation into

One of Timmy’s special judges tosses out suit against Team Berger. (Uncle Phil is pleased.)

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s *good* to own state government. We have these special animals in North Carolina politics. They’re called “special superior court judges”. From what I can tell, they’re meant to

WAIVERS: DEI, gone ? No, Brenden. It isn’t gone (and likely isn’t going anywhere)

Posted on May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The state House majority leader just got done telling us DEI is GONE, GONE, GONE from all state-funded stuff in North Carolina. Now, we’re hearing about these mystical, magical things

DEI “officially done in North Carolina”? (Better look again.)

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Brant Clifton

DEI is D-O-N-E, folks. That’s what state Rep. Brenden Jones tells us. Somebody better check in with the diminutive president of Sandhills Community College, Dr. Sandy Stewart, about that. He

In wake of financial scandals, NC’s former Second Lady starts an accounting firm.

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The ascent of Mark Robinson and Yolanda Hill through North Carolina’s GOP ranks ended almost as rapidly as it began. The descent was most prominently marked with talk of Internet

Journalist files suit against Holly Springs cops in re: her arrest for social media post

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We’ve been hearing reports about arrests in the UK for *insensitive* social media posts. ARRESTS. That’s right. It’s appearing that we might be seeing some of that creeping onto our