Category: NC State Government

Budget-busting at Moore County Schools?

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The bureaucrats at the Moore County Schools are making their yearly, hat-in-hand, tearful plea to the county commissioners for MO’ MONEY. If you listen to one school board member,

Budget Deficits. Missing Money. Fiscal Disarray.

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, just another day in Spring Lake, NC: After raising deep concerns over potential budget deficits, longstanding fiscal disarray and an investigation into missing money, members of the Local

Senate appropriations package gives treasurer Folwell visions of The Olympics

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Well, it’s clear somebody in a high place in Raleigh has been watching The Olympic Trials: “Like Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, they not only showed courage in attacking these

Race-baitin’ Roy

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Roy Cooper is a master at deflecting blame for his foul-ups onto someone else. And the state’s dwindling drive-by media is often more-than-glad to help him. (Testing rape kits,

Moore County school board challenging new state-mandated, SJW-blessed history curriculum

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Remember the good ol’ days — when we got taught about things like reading, writing, math, and the people / events / inventions that made this country

EVEN MORE economic distress in the Roy Cooper era

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We all know about the suffering small businesses are enduring, thanks to Roy Cooper’s “science.” Lest we forget, there are a lot of government entities that are suffering

AppState course: Would killing a few Republicans really be so bad?

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Over the past few years, we’ve become convinced that Appalachian State University in Boone is trying to overtake Carolina as the kookiest, most left-wing campus in the UNC

#ncga: Boss Phil executes a PERFECT full ‘Timmy’

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

NC PolicyWatch and The N&O are collectively soiling their Pampers over a story that senate leader Phil Berger has been using campaign funds to purchase some choice Raleigh

Oh, look. A contract extension.

Posted on July 7, 2019July 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I was examining the agenda for Monday night’s Moore County Board of Education meeting (3PM work session, 5pm closed session, 6 PM open session) when I came across something

Buying votes with other people’s $$$$

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s hard to argue against Moms and babies. And Governor Doofus knows this. He’s clearly gearing up for 2020: Many state employees will soon get paid time off