Category: NC State Government

voting plus showing ID equals …. HITLER?????

Posted on July 18, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It used to hold that a loser in an argument / competition screamed ‘uncle’ when he was losing. Modern-day leftists in North Carolina have apparently replaced the word ‘uncle’ with

Public school shortcomings blamed on everyone BUT the true culprits

Posted on July 18, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Reports have been all over the mainstream media lately about teachers in Atlanta public schools being caught helping their kids CHEAT on system-wide standardized tests meant to measure students’ progress:

ANOTHER sensible idea emanating from Raleigh …

Posted on July 16, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

This is getting kinda scary. Some in the GOP legislative majority are proposing merging several small community colleges in order to save the state some money. Florence and Darlington

Moore County’s “Casey” trial …

Posted on July 15, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The nation has been captivated recently by the sensational trial in Florida of a young mother accused of killing her two year old daughter. The tabloids, newspapers, and TV shows

One more from the “It Needed to be Said” division of North Carolina state government …

Posted on July 14, 2011July 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

“He spent the last 20 years predicting we were going to lose and when we did declared victory … He was right 1 of 20 times. A broken clock is

Another headline that NEEDS to be finished ….

Posted on July 13, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

“Congressional redistricting plan unpopular” screams the headline in today’s edition of The News & Observer. If you read into the story, you see that the following phrase needs to be

Some Thoughtful advice trickling out of Raleigh

Posted on July 12, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has released a study that details and makes recommendations on the economic and financial conditions of North Carolina’s local governments. This study, available for download

Legislature’s Republicans FOR crack houses????

Posted on July 11, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yep. The Fayetteville Observer had a story this morning by the Democrat minority’s chief stenographer Paul Woolverton which would make you believe just that: A state law passed in June

A good first step toward reforming public education

Posted on July 9, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has hit on an idea that I have been bouncing around for a while, as well. JLF’s Terry Stoops is calling for the state

Planned Parenthood ENTITLED to NC tax money?