#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
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Thom & 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 readingNC-02: Ellmers sweating the immigration issue
I got ANOTHER campaign mailer from Renee Ellmers this weekend disguised as “official business.” I know I have worked this issue over here and here. But it is just so brazen
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 readingO-Care: Liberating you from the, um, shackles of employment
Seriously. That’s how the BarryO fan club is defending their pet monster against accusations, and a CBO report, suggesting that it will kill jobs by the millions. Kay Hagan has
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 reading#NCSEN: If you pay him, he will come.
State House speaker and US Senate candidate Thom Tillis has been catching some flak from GOP activists — and finally from the mainstream media — for skipping out on candidate
Continue reading#NCSEN: Brannon vs. Tillis. FreedomWorks vs. Rove. Game ON!
FreedomWorks — arguably One of the biggest dogs in grassroots Tea Party politics — stepped forward Tuesday night in Raleigh to put its stamp of approval on the US Senate
Continue reading#NCSEN: Theaming up with Thom, and Piling On
If you want a good case study for why newspapers — especially those in Guilford County — are failing, check out Doug Clark’s nonsense in the pages of The Greensboro
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