#ncga: The era of ‘tax-and-spend’ Republicans
I took a look at that bill –portrayed in the media as a gas tax cut — that is really a gas tax hike. It lumps all kinds of changes
Continue reading#ncga: Things looking rather dicey in House for NC Chamber’s gas tax hike
Our sources in the lower chamber on Jones Street tell us that the vote on the gas tax hike / ”revenue stabilization” nonsense that passed the GOP-dominated Senate with flying
Continue reading#ncga: Are you ready for some welfare? (Corporate welfare, that is. $45 MILLION.)
The “conservative revolution” rolls on. We’ve obtained a draft of a bill (dated February 4) being drafted and pushed by legislative leaders (read REPUBLICANS) seeking $45 million bucks worth of
Continue reading#ncga: No money for roads. PLENTY of money for leadership staff salaries.
The “conservative revolution” in Raleigh is telling us the state is so cash-poor that it can’t afford some vital road repairs and construction. Yet, the folks at the AP are
Continue readingThe drumbeat for WAR
It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation — dating back to Vietnam — beating the drums to go
Continue readingA primary opponent for Richard Hudson?
We reported earlier on an effort in Rowan County to censure congressman Richard Hudson. Now, it appears that county will be producing a primary challenger to Hudson in 2016. Rowan
Continue reading#ncga: A GOP surrender on taxes?
An awful lot of the Republican Party’s electoral gains statewide and nationally over the last 35 years can be attributed to the party’s championing of the idea of allowing people
Continue readingRowan GOP clamping down on internal effort to censure Richard Hudson?
Judging from an account shared on social media by some of our sources in the Eighth congressional district, there are some Republicans who are not happy campers when it comes
Continue reading#ncga: Veteran Dem campaign flack running House GOP campaign?
It does make you wonder what’s going on in the lower chamber on Jones Street. In 2013, then-speaker Thom Tillis and his team set up a non-profit called North Carolina
Continue readingECU’s med school $$$ woes? (Sad, but problem is BIGGER than another govt bailout can fix.)
The drive-bys are telling us that the medical school at East Carolina is in deep trouble: The chancellor of East Carolina University says the medical school in Greenville could close
Continue reading
Recent Comments