Category: NC State Government

Queen Nancy sticks it to NCDOT (DOT chief to “educate” us)

Posted on September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We here at The Haymaker have to stand up and applaud Her Majesty, The Queen of Pinehurst,(a/k/a Mayor Nancy Fiorillo) for speaking out

Campaign 2012: Folks who KNOW clue us in on where things stand in NC

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

During the past few days I’ve had the chance to pick the brains of a few of the wise men — and women — (Read: political insiders) on both sides

Around the world with Bev and Keith

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Bev Perdue has three more months in office. Yet, she is jetting off to the Far East: Gov. Bev Perdue is on her way to

Bev’s DOT chief: It’s HARD to live on a six-figure government salary

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Gene Conti, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, says you need to be paid a whole lot more than the current $121,807 a year

Source: Justice Reinvestment Act likely played big part in Moore County murder case

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The discovery of an Aberdeen woman’s body near the county landfill, and her live-in boyfriend’s subsequent murder arrest, this week have a lot of people in the area

A travesty of justice in Moore County with a tragic ending

Posted on August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The body of a thirty-something Moore County woman was found Wednesday near the county landfill in Aberdeen. Check out one of the news accounts: A

Simon Says: Pull Your Pants Up!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pants on the ground Pants on the ground Lookin’ like a fool with yo pants on the ground With yo gold in yo mouth Hat turned sideways, pants hit the

Citizenship? We don’t need no steenkin’ citizenship!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The more I think about it, Charlotte is the IDEAL spot for Barry Obama and his traveling circus to have their convention. The Charlotte area is slipping

NC Campaign 2012: Don’t cry for the edu-crats

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

During the debate over the 2011 state budget, we heard a lot of screaming, crying, moaning and complaining from Democrats and their NCAE allies about alleged draconian budget cuts. The

City of Fayetteville continues with thuggish tactics against local businesswoman

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Jackie Pfendler is trying to prove the person wrong who said “You can’t fight city hall.” The City of Fayetteville has stomped all over her Fourth Amendment Rights, and