The Daily Haymaker

#ncpol: Carolina Rising (IRS watching?)

Posted on October 21, 2015October 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It looks like Robert Pittenger might not be the only NCGOP figure facing scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is being asked to take a good hard look at

#OMG: SIX MILLION more students with B.A.s than available jobs

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yessirree. That’s what’s being reported out there: There are 6,455,300 more students with bachelor’s degrees today than jobs available for them, including jobs that would be created in the next

#ncpol: An intriguing candidate for state schools superintendent

Posted on October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The “Walking Dead” is not just on AMC. It’s hiding out in a corner office in Raleigh’s ”Pink Palace” and will be hitting the campaign trail very soon. June Atkinson

#ncga: Moore County’s Boles stands up for Nelson Dollar’s wife (and her state job)

Posted on October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh was atwitter last week over the dismissal of state Rep. — and House Committee chairman — Nelson Dollar’s wife from her high,um, “dollar” job at the Department of Public

#nc-02: Drive-bys scrambling to save Nee-Nee

Posted on October 18, 2015October 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The N&O is officially inserting itself into the 2016 campaign — making all kinds of in-kind contributions to its beloved former Raleigh mayor Charles (*Slobber, Swoon*) Meeker’s campaign for state

#NC-03: Jones beating Griffin in money chase

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The third quarter campaign finance reports have been filed with the Federal Elections Commission. If the numbers in those reports are any indication, Walter Jones will be celebrating in November.

#NC-02: The Money Chase

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The numbers are in through September 30. (Keep in mind, these totals are from a period prior to the outbreak of all this McCarthy-ism.) Renee Ellmers is reporting $145,276 in

#ncga: ”Um, this is YOUR monster, Drs. Berger & Moore.”

Posted on October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Politicians never cease to amaze me. A few sessions back, I was treated to a barrage of b*tching from various Republican legislators about Skip Stam and Thom Tillis. From all

Pinehurst 2015: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got elections locally on Tuesday, Nov. 3. At least that’s what the board of elections web site tells us. Mayors and city council members across the state are standing

A (WHO?) professor of (WHAT ?)

Posted on October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, I guess it’s time to eat a little crow. I gave UNC some grief for (1) hiring Gene Nichol and (2) giving him a “distinguished professor”-ship named after a