The Dorothea Dix debacle
Gov. Pat McCrory has announced a deal to sell the former Dorothea Dix hospital property to the City of Raleigh. The $52 million deal — if finalized — would transform
Continue readingPaul Tine: STILL registered Democrat
There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated. On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP
Continue reading#ncga: Look who’s back in town!
They’re already making a mess in DC. And just as we’re coming down from the trauma of THEIR return, the Raleigh crowd is deciding to put in an appearance at
Continue readingDC Republicans keep the bailout gravy train rolling
The more things change, the more they stay the same. We had something pass Congress late last week called “The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act”. How do you oppose something
Continue readingThat didn’t take long: Senator Thom Tillis already trying to cash in on his new DC gig
There’s a new player in the political cash-gobbling game: THOMPAC. Yes, the FEC received a filing formalizing the creation of a leadership PAC called Together Holding Our Majority (T.H.O.M) Political
Continue readingFree college for YOU! And YOU! And YOU! And …
BarryO has decided he wants to give everybody a free ride through community college. Heck. His radical overhaul of healthcare has worked *so well.* Why not meddle here? Our senior
Continue readingDrive-bys encouraging DC, Raleigh GOP to follow McConnell advice: ”Don’t be Scary”
I just about lost my lunch the other day when I read that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell actually went on the record with that comment. I don’t remember all
Continue readingThe (“unaffiliated”) donkey in the room
The Paul Tine defection couldn’t have come at a better time for the drive-by media and the political chattering classes. The General Assembly is not yet in session. Things were
Continue reading#NCGA: Hager’s push for caucus-driven leadership ruffling some feathers
Incoming House majority leader Mike Hager is trying to open up the decision making process in the General Assembly’s lower chamber. Typically, the big decisions in that chamber
Continue reading#NCGA Insider: Record of aid and comfort to Paul Tine from Team Tillis, NCGOP
I got a call yesterday from someone — very familiar with the inner workings of the state House Republican Caucus — who had just read my item on Democrat Paul
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