Category: NC State Government

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Kiss your ban GOODBYE.

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Somebody better slip those mean ol’ downtown Yankees their medication a wee bit earlier than usual. Some state senators – including our own Tom McInnis – are seeking to reverse

L’affaire Cotham: A few thoughts

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I think it’s pretty clear that I’m not impressed with state Rep. Tricia Cotham. She rocketed to Raleigh over a decade ago thanks to her mother Pat’s powerful Democrat political

Remember all that “nonexistent” kiddie sex change stuff? Well, now there’s a BILL.

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Information about the aggressive marketing of sex change procedures to kids has been swirling around the state for months on end. ECU and UNC were reportedly marketing this stuff to

What’s The Rush?

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Brant Clifton

George Little, Larry Caddell and their gang of rubber-stamps on the Sandhills Community College Board of Trustees are in a race against the clock to get a new college president

John Bradford.(NOPE.) For State Treasurer? (HELL NOPE.)

Posted on March 29, 2023March 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

No, thank you. As 2024 approaches, an awful lot of folks are acting on their big – some would say oversized – political ambitions. The Raleigh political establishment has thrown

ECU, what the hell?

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

East Carolina University has been quite an asset for our state’s eastern coast. There’s been a lot of great work on campus, and its alumni have gone out in the

Dale Yeah! Folwell is ALL-IN on 2024 governor’s race.

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

On Saturday morning, state treasurer Dale Folwell confirmed what has been one of the worst-kept secrets in North Carolina politics. As far as the 2024 governor’s race goes, he’s in-it-to-win-it.

Let’s play The Name Game

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

One of the oldest games in politics? Confuse low-information voters with two or more candidates in one race with the same, or similar, names. Tom Jones and Tim Jones. Voters

L’affaire Wood: arrests, a guilty plea, and some BIG outstanding questions

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If I imbibed at least ONE adult beverage and then parked my car atop a nearby parked car, I DOUBT I’d be getting the touchy-feely treatment our state auditor Beth

“Common-sense conservative,” eh?

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by Brant Clifton

*That sounds familiar. * (Masthead. *COUGH* Masthead.) Two young legislators – Ben Moss and Jon Hardister – are running for state labor commissioner. THIS got posted on Twitter: Interesting. Ben