Farewell to a giant
It hit like a ton of bricks when I got the news alert on my phone this morning regarding the passing of Coach Dean Smith. I had been following his
Continue readingChickens coming home to roost for SEANC’s Cope?
Dana Cope has stepped on some powerful toes during his tenure as head of the state employees union here in North Carolina. Most of them have been on the starboard
Continue readingTN says Noooooooo to expanding Medicaid. (Gov. Pat, take note.)
Tennessee’s moderate Republican governor has been talking up the idea of expanding Medicaid — which is basically the implementation of ObamaCare. He traveled to DC to talk up the strategy with feds.
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Welcome to Madison County!
The politicians in Madison County are showing that they can hold their own with their neighbors in Haywood County. We’ve received word of some antics during a recent meeting of the
Continue readingBackdoor moves to swell the ranks of the dependent, implement ObamaCare in North Carolina?
In 2013, the General Assembly swatted down federal money to help implement ObamaCare in North Carolina. That may have appeared to be a setback for the statism crowd, but recent
Continue readingThe U.S.’s coming demographic suicide?
That’s the thesis of an eye-opening essay on The Federalist web site: President Obama’s most recent budget makes it clear, the Wall Street Journal says, that while Republicans need his
Continue readingAlamance legislators seek no-bid, no rules food deal for county jail
It certainly looks innocent enough when you read it: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE ALAMANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAY CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD
Continue readingEllmers: ‘I was, um, like, MISQUOTED, or something. ‘
Big Govt Barbie has been prancing around DC proclaiming herself the champion of millenial women. Well, she got a surprising earful from some millenial women who were pretty miffed at
Continue reading#ncga: An end to ETJs?
Extraterritorial jurisdictions have been a source of controversy for years. Muncipal leaders and their advocates LOVE them. They gain influence over territory and residents who can’t even vote for them.
Continue reading#ncga: Snail’s pace. David Lewis. (Let the grumbling begin !!!)
It sounds like the advent of the Tim Moore era in the state House is not all kumbaya and sweet-smelling roses. A number of my sources who have been around
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