Walter Jones’s primary foes are working hard to paint him as a liberal and a “Pelosi Republican.” The latest scorecard from Heritage Action ranks Jones as the most conservative House
Continue readingLast year, we had high drama over then-mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest and conviction on federal corruption charges. Now, comes word that a federal investigation is touching very closely to another
Continue readingYou know we think a lot of Jerry Meek’s gal Tricia. We decided to cruise on by her web site. Something there struck as interesting. There is little to no
Continue readingOnMessage 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingFolks 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.
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingThe 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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