NC-02: A three-way for the GOP?
Just when you thought you couldn’t get enough of Frank Roche — he throws his hat back in the ring for the 2nd congressional district race. The second place finisher
Continue reading#ncga: A tax for YOU! One for YOU! And one for YOU!
A Lincoln County Republican legislator has introduced legislation allowing local politicians a little more leeway to raise taxes. Let’s look at Rep. Jason Saine’s HB 903: A BILL TO BE
Continue readingNC-02: Renee don’t need no stinkin’ police report
Renee Ellmers thinks rape is bad and a crime. (Like I and all other rational people do.) Yet, she doesn’t think this crime needs to be reported to police in
Continue reading#ncga : The beginning of THE END?
I’m hearing some surprising, very pessimistic-sounding talk from some very surprising sources about the future of the ”conservative revolution” in Raleigh. Said one long-time Republican player in our fair capital:
Continue reading#ncga: A bail-bond backtrack
During the last session, there was quite a hubbub over legislation that critics say appeared to directly benefit the family of a legislator close to then-speaker Thom Tillis. Rep. Justin
Continue reading#ncga: A tax tussle in Moore County?
I caught up with Moore County board of commissioners chairman Nick Picerno who had a few things to say about our earlier post on Reps. Jamie Boles and Allen McNeill
Continue reading#NCGOP: Leadership races starting to get crowded
What WAS looking like a coronation of two establishment placeholders this summer is now looking like a real-life bona fide competition. The retirement of state GOP chairman Claude Pope created
Continue reading#ncga: Still making deals — with THE DEVIL
Conservatives have been quite dismayed with a lot of the stuff rolling through the House chamber. Democrats appointed to sweet posts. A gas tax hike. More regulations. Corporate welfare. Apparently,
Continue readingN&O columnist likens Christian conservatives to ISIS
The McClatchy holding in our state capital is apparently taking the MSNBC route. Abysmal ratings / viewership / circulation / ad rates. Going full-throttle to the left — aiming for
Continue reading#ncga: Pittman steps up for gun owners, stands up to DC
State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE SHALL
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