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#ncga: Things looking rather dicey in House for NC Chamber’s gas tax hike

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Economy, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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#ncga: Are you ready for some welfare? (Corporate welfare, that is. $45 MILLION.)

Posted on February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP
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#ncga: No money for roads. PLENTY of money for leadership staff salaries.

Posted on February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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The drumbeat for WAR

Posted on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Congress, Media
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A primary opponent for Richard Hudson?

Posted on February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Congress, Richard Hudson
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#ncga: A GOP surrender on taxes?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Uncategorized
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Rowan GOP clamping down on internal effort to censure Richard Hudson?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Congress, Richard Hudson
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#ncga: Veteran Dem campaign flack running House GOP campaign?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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ECU’s med school $$$ woes? (Sad, but problem is BIGGER than another govt bailout can fix.)

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Education, NC legislature, NC State Government
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Farewell to a giant

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

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

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Media
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