A NCGA-Gov office “family feud”?
The drive-by media and the Moral Monday bunch are working overtime to try and tell us how Gov. McCrory and his fellow Republicans in the General Assembly are working hand-in-glove
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#NCGA: GOP caucus sources say list of serious contenders for next House speaker down to THREE
I had the chance this week to check in with three of my better moles within the House GOP caucus on Jones Street. (Thanks to the culture of intimidation that
Continue readingI-77 Tholl Road Thom-foolery: *Pay no attention to those leaked state govt documents*
Political elites lusting for the installation of toll roads from Murphy to Manteo are having conniptions over reports that the first battery of tolls could cost commuters as much as $20
Continue reading#NCGA: Tillman defends Senate bill from criticisms by Common Core opponents
Senator Jerry Tillman (R-Randolph), that chamber’s majority whip and leading voice on education policy, has stepped up in defense of anti-Common Core legislation he shepherded through the Senate. Tillman told
Continue readingVIP’s DeLancy: OKing ballots from dead folks NOT COOL
We posted earlier about a bill — inspired by Mark Harris’ late father — allowing ballots cast early by people who die before the actual election day to be counted.
Continue reading#NCGA: Who is trying to kill new vote fraud investigator positions?
Jay DeLancy, executive director of The Voter Integrity Project, has been a true warrior in the fight to clean up elections in North Carolina. He’s never minced words in pushing
Continue reading#BOHICA: Study shows Affordable Care Act NOT SO AFFORDABLE
The Manhattan Institute (TMI) — a right leaning think tank — has put out a heckuva study illustrating the state-by-state, county-by-county impact of ObamaCare on the cost of health care.
Continue reading#NCSEN: PPP says Hagan opening up lead on Tillis while Libertarian Haugh polls at 11%
Public Policy Polling is out with some new numbers on the highly-watched US Senate race here in good ol’ NC. The survey of 1,076 registered North Carolina voters between June
Continue readingThe I-77 Tholl Roads: Radio Transmitters in Commuter Cars?
Boy, this story about the HOT Lanes / Toll Roads keeps getting, um, *better.* We know that Thom Tillis, Pat McCrory and the rest of the CharMeckGOP “mafia” have been
Continue readingGov. Pat & the DOT budget: ‘Bev did it, too’ is NOT an excuse
Republicans took over in Raleigh promising to change the culture — No More Business As Usual. Now we have our Republican governor defending a questionable practice by claiming he’s only doing
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