Richard Burr’s EPIC FAIL on congressional insider trading ban
The U.S. Senate voted 93-2 to move forward on the STOCK bill, which lowers the boom on Members of Congress who use info they gain via
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Category: NCGOP
Last one out, turn out the lights …
Boy, the rats sure are abandoning the sinking ship. I believe it is incredibly symbolic, fitting, and appropriate that BarryO will be holding his convention in a state where the
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Who Am I? Ah’m gonna be yo’ next guvnah. BOOYAH! (Who ARE you?)
He’s back. Hide your kids. The sanctimonious, Bible-thumping, corn-pone snake oil salesman (and sidewalk wrestler) from Harnett County is hauling his carcass into the political spotlight ONE more time.
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L’affaire Laroque offers unique glimpse into secretive world of legislative ethics
State Rep. Stephen Laroque — a close friend and political ally of House Speaker Thom Tillis — is taking a lot of heat over his management
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Will Big Government Republicans scam conservative voters ONE MORE TIME?
In 1994’s Contract With America, U.S. House Republicans pledged to eliminate 95 federal programs. By 2010, according to The Cato Institute, spending on those particular 95 programs
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Tolls? Really? Seriously?
North Carolina drivers are paying the highest gasoline tax south of The Mason-Dixon Line. Now, our state government wants to shake us down for what’s left in our pockets by
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GOP opportunity in Cumberland: Glazier, Parfitt out. Melvin in?
The state of politics in Cumberland County is tumultuous, to say the least. State Rep. Rick Glazier — the 800 lb. gorilla in the county’s post-Rand era — is
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Barry & Bev’s economy, by the numbers
We here at The Haymaker want to make sure you have ALL the vital information you need to make thoughtful, responsible decisions this election year.
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McCrory by the numbers
Tara Servatius at ‘The Meck Deck” has an interesting numbers-based take on The Tar Heel State’s governor-in-waiting Pat McCrory: … McCrory’s chances would depend
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Tillis & Laroque: A political “family” affair
With federal investigators turning up the heat on state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston), it will be interesting to see what — if any — action House Speaker Thom Tillis takes
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