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#ncpol: NRCC sanctioning “hit” on Walter Jones?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

OnMessage Inc. is a high-powered, successful DC-based political consulting firm.  It has clients from sea-to-shining sea.  In North Carolina, the firm counts Thom Tillis, Richard Hudson and David Rouzer among

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Walter Jones
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#ncga: The cost of doing business

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The ZZ Top analogies and raucous laughter must have finally gotten to state rep. Jason Saine.     He finally decided to address our story on his big clothing buy, with

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncgop: Poole OUT (Who’s IN?)

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The soap opera at NCGOP HQ took another crazy turn today as executive director Todd Poole, surprisingly, bid adieu:  Todd Poole, who has been executive director of the state’s Republican

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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College and the concept of “skin-in-the-game”

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The stenographers are fawning over Queen Hillary again.  Check out this Wall Street Journal headline:  Hillary Clinton Proposes Debt-Free Tuition at Public Colleges Wow.  *That sounds kind of nice.* College

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campaign 2016
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#ncga: Doing the, um, hustle? (Budget boogie?)

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Folks on Jones Street, who talk to us, say that the Senate has been pitching offers to House leadership on the budget.  But those have been met with cricket sounds.

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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(Awk-ward.) Spanish co. in North Meck’s I-77 toll deal acccused of BRIBING POLITICIANS

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The parent company of Cintra, the toll contractor who will run the I-77 HOT lane project, has made some news in Spain:  Spanish builder Ferrovial paid a Catalan political party

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncgop: Kristen Laster, on the job.

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The 2015 NCGOP platform calls for repealing the state’s renewable energy mandates.  (Those mandates have led to some serious cronyism and costly subsidies between politicians, solar companies and other alternative

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campaign 2016, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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‘High Noon’ for Little Richard?

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

High Noon with Rep. Richard Hudson.  THAT is what Cabarrus Conservative Alliance is calling their August 14th event at the congressman’s Concord offices: During the 2014 election which saw the

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncga: Jason Saine, meet Ty Harrell.

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

One of our regular readers — after perusing the recent coverage of Jason Saine and his suits — made an analogy to a 2009 case involving a Democrat legislator:  State

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campaign 2016, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#ncga: Taxpayers. Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s dumbfounding listening to the sales pitches and outright spin promoting the House’s road bond package.  We’re told it’s not a tax increase.  Never mind that bond issues involve obtaining

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