Search Results for: Moore county schools funding

#ncpol: Drive-by media dumbness.

Posted on May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I know they’re all bleeding money and having to cut staff. But sometimes — sometimes — you deserve better than what they’re doling out. Our local paper

#ncga: Charity calls out Tarte on his PORK

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Brant Clifton

I thought it was unusual to see $200,000 tucked away in the recent budget agreement for “classroom supplies.” Those are normally appropriations handled by local governing entities — city

#ncga: House GOP buying into “equity and diversity training” for cops?

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like: The House Select Committee on School Safety approved 14 recommendations to make schools safer. These recommendations made on Thursday, May 10, include more funding for

#ncga: In 2018, Byrd just MIGHT be THE WORD

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Jamie Boles has had it relatively easy in his decade in Raleigh. The Republican, representing state House district 52, easily knocked off a troubled incumbent in a crowded

#ncga: Keep an eye on the Senate 25 GOP race

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County is headed toward its THIRD different state senator over a six year period. Initially, Moore was contained in its own district and was represented by one of its

#ncga: Holding tight to that Robin Hood-style of governance

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh is quite impressed with the “tier” method of doling out cash. For those who don’t know, every county in the state is ranked either 1,2, or 3. A ranking

#ncga: WHAT? I’m screwing over HALF my district?

Posted on March 29, 2017March 29, 2017 by Brant Clifton

It appears our local paper found senator Jerry Tillman — likely in his “campaign office” on a Raleigh golf course — to explain just what’s going on with his school

#ncga: Sour grapes? (Yum.)

Posted on June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Close elections can be quite the learning experience. Incumbents who narrowly escape the wrath of the voters can do one of two things: (1) grovel and beg to get back

#ncga: Boles v. Zumwalt heating up in House District 52

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Richard Morgan has been gone from this seat for TEN YEARS now. Just as we were getting use to the quiet and civility, things had to BLOW UP. Republican state Rep.

#ncga: The money fairies of Jones Street

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Politicians using the public treasury to pay off or payback cronies back home is nothing new. But it is something different when the crowd that spent decades griping about such