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Moore County Schools: Boy, are we getting SCREWED.

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Granted, this story is about one of North Carolina’s 100 counties.  But something like this is likely going on in each of the other 99.   We’ve got a clueless,

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Education, Media, Moore County, Politics
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Moore County 2017: Comin’ out of the woodwork!

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It’s always nice to see folks interested in public service.  Filing closed today on 2017’s local races, and it appears Moore County’s voters are going to have loads of candidates

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Media, Moore County, Pinehurst, Politics, Southern Pines
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Learnin’ from — ROY ????

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It apears DC Dems are drooling and fawning all over our Accidental Governor.™  (A weak sister RINO opponent who spent four years thumbing his nose at his base? Twenty thousand

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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A “social safety net” for drive-bys?

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Boo-freakin’-hoo.  At least one legacy / drive-by media outfit is claiming it will GO OUT OF BUSINESS if local governments are able to forego legacy media and advertise online: Gov.

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Media, NC legislature, Politics
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Raise legislator pay? (Better idea: limit their time in session, scope of influence)

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Colon Campbell has escaped from the men’s room (AND the dungeon-like N&O newsroom) to fill the shoes of the late Mark Binker over at The Insider. He’s starting off by

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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‘Tricky Dick’ Burr: “I’m Sam Ervin! I’m SAM, I am!” ( Jim Morrill SAID so.)

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Brant Clifton

The president is trying to rally his troops to deal with arguably the worst crisis facing the country, and Richard Burr is preoccupied with FANTASY: President Trump told GOP senators

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Burr
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The ObamaCare Hustle

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It’s easy to talk big and tough about cutting stuff when you KNOW your grand-standing is going to get vetoed by the president.  But it’s a whole new ballgame —

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
5 comments

#ncga: Effectiveness, Shmeffectiveness.

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Civitas is out with their Conservative Effectiveness ratings for the 2017 North Carolina General Assembly. First of all, I’m taking a little bit of an exception with some of the

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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Mr. Twiddy Goes to Raleigh (in 2020?)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It’s the worst kept secret in the world that Lt. Governor Dan Forest is seeking to evict Roy Cooper from that big house on Raleigh’s Blount Street in 2020. That

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Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncpol: Solar goons teaming with Hudson to sink claws into tax $$$ for hydropower?

Posted on July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like.  Here’s an excerpt from Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s schedule for the House floor this coming week:   Check out HR 2786, sponsored by Rep. Richard

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Hudson
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