Category: NC State Government

Source: Election results strengthen the hand of Team Tillis

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I chatted recently with a long-time NCGOP insider — and a friend of this site — about some of the conversations going on right now in

TWO majority leaders? (NC’s “conservative revolution” marches on)

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The “honorables” on Jones Street are giving us quite an eye-opening preview of where things might be headed: House Republican leaders are considering creating two

Endorsements 2012: Here Come The Judges!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Judicial elections are tough for most voters. If you tend to behave yourself, you have very little contact with these men (and women) in black. The media tends

Union Thugs Trying to Rough Up Dan Forest

Posted on October 17, 2012October 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You can get a really good sense of where things stand during the last month of an election cycle. In a close race, the candidate feeling the most endangered tends

NC SPIN props up our mummified state schools superintendent

Posted on October 15, 2012October 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Today’s episode of NC Spin needs to appear on DPI superintendent June Atkinson’s campaign report as an in-kind contribution. The show that bills itself as “Balanced Debate

Democrat NC SPIN-ster behind stealth attack on GOP judges?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

For months, voters in this area have been bombarded with propaganda from a group called Citizens For A Competent Judiciary blasting District Court Judges Skipper Creed and Rob

Public education’s solution for boosting graduation rate: Lower the standards

Posted on October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The edu-crats at Moore County Public Schools have outdone themselves again — putting forth a rather questionable bit of innovation: Struggling students may soon have another

North Carolina Campaign 2012: Staying after class with Mr. Tedesco

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

John Tedesco looks tired. And he SHOULD. He’s running an extremely low-budget campaign for state superintendent of public instruction. He has no entourage of aides. Some candidates have

Snow is cold. The sun is hot. NCAE opposes a Republican.

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The N&O is presenting the surprising, shocking news that the NC Association of Educators is upset with GOP gubernatorial nominee — and general election frontrunner — Pat

Queen Nancy sticks it to NCDOT (DOT chief to “educate” us)

Posted on September 24, 2012September 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We here at The Haymaker have to stand up and applaud Her Majesty, The Queen of Pinehurst,(a/k/a Mayor Nancy Fiorillo) for speaking out