Blueprinting McCrory, NCGOP on coal ash?
Early in the McCrory era in Raleigh, we learned about a nefarious plot by lefty groups and their media allies to slime and slander and “eviscerate” our new governor and his
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The best government money can buy
Erick Erickson, over at RedState wrote something really profound the other day: “If Democrats in control of government is more of a problem to you than government itself, then YOU
Continue readingA “Carolina Family” matter goes public
UNC-Chapel Hill has been rocked by bad publicity in recent months. There was PJ Hairston and his relationship with the convicted felon. There was the report from the researcher raising
Continue reading#NCGA: A short session surprise?
A piece of legislation that has raised the ire of Civitas and other Tea Party-aligned groups, and has been voted down twice in the state House, has been resurrected and
Continue readingThom & Bru: Mutual back-scratching at its best
Thom Tillis and Harold Brubaker have quite a special political bond. They are the only two Republican speakers of the North Carolina House since Reconstruction. The two became very close
Continue readingNCGOP and the politics of teacher pay
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory’s call for a teacher pay raise: Saying it was time to start showing respect
Continue reading#NCSEN #NCGA: 2012 Tillis House campaign accepted $4K from wife of figure in federal bribery case
North Carolina state House speaker Thom Tillis has established quite a reputation as a prolific fundraiser. He’s been credited with providing the ammo needed for the GOP to take over
Continue readingNullification coming to the courtroom?
Nullification is rearing its head as a very hot topic in this era of the Tea Party and widespread disgust with governmental overreach. Nullification is the belief that states, communities
Continue reading#NCSEN: Tillis “mentor” in midst of Outer Banks fishing fracas
Commercial fishermen along eastern North Carolina have been knocking heads for some time with state regulators. Local fishing interests fear that regulations pushed by environmentalists with pull in Raleigh are
Continue readingJuneA @ NC DPI: Poorly-performing students repeating a grade ‘a 20th-century artifact’
I am starting to believe that the plastic surgeons have stretched June Atkinson’s face so tight that it is putting pressure on her brain and degrading her motor skills. The
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