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#ncga: GOP celebs picking sides in House district 87 GOP primary

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already reported on speaker Tim Moore and his entourage pitching in to help the reelection bid of appointed legislator George Robinson in Caldwell County.  (The ACU has ranked Robinson

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#ncga: More FUN with Kelly Hastings’s campaign finance reports

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Talk about a piece of work.  This Cherryville lawmaker is clearly living off his campaign fund — stocked by special interests — and he doesn’t seem to care who knows it.

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campaign 2016, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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Grades on “commitment to public education.” *Oh, Goody.* (Just in time for the elections.)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Something called the Network for Public Education has issued grades for each of the 50 states evaluating their “commitment” to public education.  On their web site, I notice that The

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campaign 2016, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics
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NC-02: Lil’ Guv rushes to Big Govt Barbie’s defense (with LIES, of course)

Posted on February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Patrick Sebastian is blessed with some great DNA.  It’s helped him advance his career in politics like you wouldn’t believe.  As the governor’s nephew (hence the nickname Lil’ Guv), he’s

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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#ncpol: Up in the air

Posted on February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 by Brant Clifton

That’s what our primaries — congressional ones, at least — appear to be for now. Way back in 1990, DC said we HAD to come up with districts to ensure

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Raleigh cartel unleashes on LaPaglia

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Some of you may have heard about this Jones+Blount web site.  It’s backed financially by some big Pat McCrory donors and staffed by some former McCrory aides.   It’s literally

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campaign 2016, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Brawley: Raleigh planning tolls for EVERYBODY (Murphy to Manteo)

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Republican gubernatorial candidate — and former legislator — Robert Brawley says that the uproar over tolls on I-77 in Mecklenburg is not simply a local issue: […] Brawley says he

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campaign 2016, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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NC-02: Pro-union GOP front PAC shells out big bucks to prop up Renee Ellmers

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Brant Clifton

You’re probably getting hit with all kinds of mailers trumpeting congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s “conservative” record. Ads will likely soon hit the radio and TV airwaves amplifying those claims.  Question:  If Renee Ellmers

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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#ncga: Even more ALEC-Jason Saine goodness

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The Haymaker is EVERYWHERE, folks.  I mean: EVERYWHERE.    I was contacted yesterday by a very plugged-in source from our nation’s capital.  This source was expressing some interest in our

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#ncpol: A Little Moore scandal?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Brant Clifton

McClatchy’s Insider has some reporting today that may be of special interest to some of our readers here in Moore County: […] DMV Employee The Division of Motor Vehicles still

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Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics
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