NC-02: A three-way for the GOP?
Just when you thought you couldn’t get enough of Frank Roche — he throws his hat back in the ring for the 2nd congressional district race. The second place finisher
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#ncga: A tax for YOU! One for YOU! And one for YOU!
A Lincoln County Republican legislator has introduced legislation allowing local politicians a little more leeway to raise taxes. Let’s look at Rep. Jason Saine’s HB 903: A BILL TO BE
Continue readingNC-02: Renee don’t need no stinkin’ police report
Renee Ellmers thinks rape is bad and a crime. (Like I and all other rational people do.) Yet, she doesn’t think this crime needs to be reported to police in
Continue reading#ncga : The beginning of THE END?
I’m hearing some surprising, very pessimistic-sounding talk from some very surprising sources about the future of the ”conservative revolution” in Raleigh. Said one long-time Republican player in our fair capital:
Continue reading#ncga: A bail-bond backtrack
During the last session, there was quite a hubbub over legislation that critics say appeared to directly benefit the family of a legislator close to then-speaker Thom Tillis. Rep. Justin
Continue reading#ncga: A tax tussle in Moore County?
I caught up with Moore County board of commissioners chairman Nick Picerno who had a few things to say about our earlier post on Reps. Jamie Boles and Allen McNeill
Continue reading#NCGOP: Leadership races starting to get crowded
What WAS looking like a coronation of two establishment placeholders this summer is now looking like a real-life bona fide competition. The retirement of state GOP chairman Claude Pope created
Continue reading#ncga: Still making deals — with THE DEVIL
Conservatives have been quite dismayed with a lot of the stuff rolling through the House chamber. Democrats appointed to sweet posts. A gas tax hike. More regulations. Corporate welfare. Apparently,
Continue reading#ncga: Pittman steps up for gun owners, stands up to DC
State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE SHALL
Continue reading#ncga: Amnesty foes prepping for Tax Day showdown on Jones Street
On Tax Day, it appears the honorables will be doing some serious pondering about how our state deals with people of questionable citizenship status. The folks at NCFIRE have been
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