Category: NC State Government

Berger ally strikes blow against NCGA GOP

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Brant Clifton

“Isn’t it ironic, don’t ya think?” — Alanis Morrisette Readers of this website and voters in Rockingham County may recognize the name of Judge Ed Wilson. Wilson, a

A sensible move on teacher licensing

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Over on Jones Street, legislators are reforming teacher licensure so that the process and end-product play a less important role in staffing our schools. Of course, the educrats — the

Chickens coming home to roost re: betting on college sports

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I’m old enough to remember when the gambling industry was kept at arms-length from college sports. It was a noble attempt to try and preserve some integrity for extracurricular activities

‘He has to shrink away from greatness’ : The NY Times on Thom Tillis’s ‘poignant surrender’

Posted on April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 by Brant Clifton

‘Greatness,’ eh? The New York Times slobbering lovingly over a Republican sets off my alarm bells and should do the same for every other conservative out there. Apparently, to The

Study: NC a national leader in refusing to cooperate with ICE

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

While Raleigh Republicans are swooning over our radical left-wing governor-by-default, a bigger problem is brewing at the state level. A new study from The Center for Immigration Studies indicates that

Raleigh’s conservative revolution talking out of both sides of their mouths re: DEI

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Yet another outbreak of ‘mealy-mouth’ disease in Raleigh shouldn’t surprise much of anyone. On Jones Street, the lies come pouring out so fast and furious that it’s often hard to

The SCC Files: going off the deep end (AGAIN)

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s a universally-accepted fact around Moore County that Sandhills Community College (SCC) president emeritus John Dempsey is a nice person who can be a lot of fun at cocktail parties.

Tom Sawyer’s fence-painting scam alive and well in Raleigh, DC

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Mark Twain did a great job capturing American life during his time. In fact, he did such a good job that modern-day leftists have banned and censored the bejeezus out

Robinson appeal FAILS: Mark & Yolanda STILL owe NC DHHS > $100K

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The saga of Balanced Nutrition — which we’ve chronicled extensively HERE — appears to be winding itself toward a rather ugly conclusion. If you haven’t been following along, you have

Judge: Team Berger cannot have TIMMY’s judge pal handle their case. (Uncle Phil is NOT pleased.)

Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Occasionally, we encounter instances where the powerful DO NOT get their way. We’ve told you about a Rockingham County political candidate who filed a defamation complaint in Wake County against