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 readingRenee 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 readingI’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 readingDuring 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 readingI 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 readingWhat 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 readingConservatives 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 readingThe 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 readingState 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
Continue readingOn Tax Day, it appears the honorables will be doing some serious pondering about how our state deals with people of questionable citizenship status. The folks at NCFIRE have been
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