After six years of observing these folks on Jones Street, I don’t get surprised anymore. They’ve all got campaign funds stocked mostly by lobbyists with needs from the General Assembly.
Continue readingWRAL ran this cutesy item about one Charlotte mayoral candidate getting some help from the other side of the aisle: […] State Sen.Joel Ford‘s mayoral bid in Charlotte got a
Continue readingWhen it took you thirty-some years (some 17 community colleges and an online correspondence program) to get your bachelor’s degree, it takes some pretty big cojones to act all superior
Continue readingHe’s chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and vice-chairman of the House Finance Committee. He’s got a lot of say in the financial affairs of state government (as well as
Continue readingHe’s vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Senior Chairman of the Finance Committee. He has a lot of say on issues relating to the state’s finances and the your
Continue readingOur very own ethically-challenged junior senator is once again “crossing the aisle.” Thom The Therrible and his sidekick Susie spent the entire Republican National Convention following the Trumps around, trying
Continue readingTHAT is what they will be doing in Raleigh Thursday. As the “honorables” stagger back into town for their litigation-inspired special session, the good folks at Grass Roots NC will
Continue readingWe were told North Carolina Republicans NEEDED Robin Hayes. He’s a fundraising impressario, we were told. Cash rains down on him. Let’s see how he’s done: The North Carolina Democratic
Continue readingReports of conservative activists in western North Carolina being allegedly persecuted and harassed over “party disloyalty” for the offense of criticizing the ruling NCGOP junta in Raleigh have us thinking.
Continue readingSmaller government? Not necessarily. The Republican majorities in Raleigh and DC have been steadily increasing spending over the years they’ve been in charge. Our “team” in Raleigh continues to say
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