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#ncsen: Solar goons bet BIG on Burr

Posted on September 4, 2016September 4, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Not quite sure how this one slipped past us, but here it is from early last month: The Charlotte-based ClearPath Action Fund is putting at least $400,000 into Republican U.S.

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NO Comment !!!

Posted on September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Our local Pulitzer Prize-winning, blessed-by-the-Pope twice-weekly newspaper has announced they are ENDING anonymous commenting.   Now, if you want to say your piece on their award-winning writing, you must comment via

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#ncpol: SCOTUS and voter ID

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Scowl-field and Fitz-Cryin’ over at NCPolicywatch have been engaged in tickle fights ever since the nation’s highest court split on North Carolina’s voter ID law.   It’s a blow against

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#ncpol: From Greensboro N&R driveby to Blinkin’ Chris groupie

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Those of you in The Triad may know Joe Killian.  He’s covered politics for aeons with The Greensboro News & Record.   His “reporting” during the 2014 US Senate race

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#ncpol: Out-of-state GOPers, scandal-tained Dem coming to raise $$$$ for Wayne Goodwin

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It’s always interesting to see what pops up in my mail: Let’s take a look at the sponsors of this little soiree.  Jim Donelson is a Republican.   John Doak is

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#ncsen: Ross smacks Burr for opposing insider trading ban for members of Congress

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Banning Members of Congress from using sensitive information they obtain during the course of the business day to make investment decisions that pay off BIG? Sounds like a gimme. An easy YES

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Burr
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#ncga: Hey, what happened to that ethics complaint against David Lewis?

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yeah. It was filed way back in December, wasn’t it?   It was unusual, to say the least, to see a legislator file a complaint against another legislator from the

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campaign 2016, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncga: The Haymaker’s “mole” outed? (I think NOT.)

Posted on August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 by Brant Clifton

For an allegedly “irrelevant” website, we sure do seem to be living rent-free in certain powerful heads on Jones Street.   While most of the news about Tuesday’s GOP House

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#ncga: Bell! Arp! (Projected Loss of EIGHT House GOP seats?)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It looks like you are now required to have a last name reminiscent of a sound effect from the old “Batman” TV show in order to be elevated to House leadership.  (Szoka!

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#ncpol: Paul Shumaker, Richard Burr hitching their wagon to Hillary?

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Brant Clifton

THAT is sure what it sounds like:  The U.S. presidential election is less than nine weeks away, and the historically unpopular presidential candidates at the head of each of the major

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