The Affordability Game 2026
I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s
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Category: NC State Government
Screw Waldo. Where’s Jason Saine?
Super-sleuth Dan Kane did a good job unveiling former legislator Jason Saine‘s discreet disappearance from mega-lobbying firm The Southern Group. We think we’ve found some more interesting pieces to this
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The rise of Dockery, the fall of Robbins, and the ensuing fallout
We’ve already laid out the explosive details of the audit of The Town of Robbins money management nightmare. We’re hearing from sources within Robbins that the town manager and mayor
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(*SIGH*) Cooper by ELEVEN
I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him
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Screw up Your Hometown. Violate the law. Get elected to higher office. (Rinse. Repeat.)
Sit back and relax while we regale you with the story of Cameron Dockery. Dockery finds himself a Moore County commissioner-elect thanks to the hard work of county commissioner Tom
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Trump wants to do it. Why not the NCGOP in the NCGA?
President Trump is pushing the idea of a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax to provide some consumer relief during this tough time. (Anyone seen gas prices lately ???).
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Marxist wing of Crybaby Caucus catches Virginia Foxx in a ‘nothing-burger’
It’s good to see the crybabies going bi-partisan, or some might say multi-partisan. Until now, all we’ve seen from this bunch has been Phil Berger fans on and around Raleigh’s
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Tough-talking audit, alleged Medicaid fraud in NC: deja vu all over again
A bit of a tizzy has arisen over state auditor Dave Boliek’s recent speech to an auditor’s conference: As fraud concerns ramp up across the country, particularly involving Medicaid, North
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Drive-by branch of Crybaby Caucus melting down over thought of Berger-less Raleigh
I’ve given up hope for some sanity and truthfulness out of these guys. Exhibit One: I’m old enough to remember Mitch Kokai as a newsreader syndicated out to AM radio
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At AppState: Americans need not apply.
In recent years, we’ve documented the flaming hot mess that Appalachian State University has become. There’s cronyism, racial intimidation, a spike in student deaths, assorted DEI lunacy, and solar and
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