Orange Co. Commish: ‘It’s very American to be prejudiced’
Many of you ACC sports fans may recognize the name Barry Jacobs. He writes a lot on the ACC, and is a regular talking-head on all things ACC. Well, Barry
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#ncga: Jones Street pressure sent Decker packing
The governor’s office is spinning commerce secretary Sharon Decker’s resignation as a chance for her to seek bigger and better opportunities. But a well-placed source of mine from Jones Street
Continue reading#ncga: Moore of the same, or someting Moore?
I wasn’t surprised that Tim Moore was tapped by his GOP House colleagues Saturday to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House. I WAS surprised that he got
Continue readingThe UN influencing North Carolina’s sea level rise report?
We’ve reported extensively on the on-going saga with the Coastal Resources Commission and their, um, “struggle” to comply with the legislature’s instructions to produce a balanced, science-based sea level rise
Continue reading#NCGA: House leadership races? (We’ve got the inside scoop.)
The Republican majority will huddle next weekend to pick leaders for the chamber AND for their caucus. Since they are a majority in the General Assembly’s lower chamber, the Republican
Continue readingWhy lead when you can hide behind a B.S. commission or even SUE ???
Governor Pat McCrory is ratcheting up his efforts to bring the same GOP base infuriation and screwing-over tactics he perfected in Charlotte to a much larger statewide audience. The legislature set
Continue readingFood Policy: Gov’t ratcheting up effort to control what goes in your mouth, on your plate
Michelle Obama has been working overtime from DC to make school lunches even more unbearable. She’s apparently inspired statists from sea to shining sea to increase their meddling in the arena of
Continue readingIs the honeymoon OVER for Adam & Steve?
A ruling Thursday by the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals on gay marriage restrictions in Ohio, Tennesee, Michigan, and Kentucky could open the door to a US Supreme Court
Continue reading#ncga: So, how’d that going-to-jail-with-Rev.-Fatass thing work out for you?
The drive-bys salivated over every word that poured out of Bill Barber’s lips. He was going to make the extreme right-wingers on Jones Street pay, and that was JUST FINE
Continue readingWe’re #16 !!! (Um, YAY ?)
The right-leaning Tax Foundation has released its national rankings of the various states’ economic climate. According to the group, North Carolina has moved from an overall ranking of 44th out
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