Category: NC State Government

Raleigh cartel unleashes on LaPaglia

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Some of you may have heard about this Jones+Blount web site. It’s backed financially by some big Pat McCrory donors and staffed by some former McCrory aides. It’s literally

Brawley: Raleigh planning tolls for EVERYBODY (Murphy to Manteo)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Republican gubernatorial candidate — and former legislator — Robert Brawley says that the uproar over tolls on I-77 in Mecklenburg is not simply a local issue: […] Brawley says he

#ncga: House’s Brody seeks to represent North Carolina on the RNC

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Brant Clifton

A Republican state representative from Union County says he wants to represent his fellow North Carolina Republicans on the Republican National Committee. The RNC allows for two elected committee members

#ncpol: Grass Roots NC BACKS BUCK!

Posted on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by Brant Clifton

One of the largest, most outspoken pro-2nd amendment groups in the Carolinas is lining up behind state senator Buck Newton (R) as the next attorney general of North Carolina: Buck Newton,

#ncpol: Steve Troxler backed JOHN EDWARDS ?????

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep, that’s what it looks like: Responding to TV ads that call him a “tobacco-taxing liberal,’ Democratic Senate candidate John Edwards charged his opponent’s campaign with lying about his positions.

#ncpol: Is it Andy Time, yet?

Posted on January 31, 2016January 31, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Last Thursday, at the council of state forum in Pinehurst, we were introduced to Andy Stevens — a Republican challenging incumbent agriculture commissioner Steve Troxler’s (R) renomination. (Andy has

#ncga: It’s getting’ all affiliated up in here, yo.

Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Back in September, House Rules chairman David Lewis slipped into technical corrections some language about these affiliated committees– basically allowing our elected officials to bypass the party organizations and privately rake

#ncgov: So, it’s ROY COOPER’S FAULT ????

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

[Verse] Nobody’s fault but mine [X2] Trying to save my soul tonight It’s nobody’s fault but mine Devil he told me to roll [X2] How to roll the log tonight

#ncpol: It’s gettin’ NASTY out there.

Posted on January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It was cold in Pinehurst Thursday night, but there was a lot of heat in the forum for Council of State candidates. So much, in fact, that the fire alarms

#ncpol: Bloomberg-Johnson 2016?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Our favorite warrior princess, Lady Liberty, broke open the story this week about a GOP public schools superintendent candidate getting a BIG contribution from former NYC mayor and BIG, deep-pocketed,