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#ncga: A RINO retreats

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It appears that the bearded RINO will not be lumbering around the North Carolina Senate chamber in 2016 after all. We wrote earlier about how, um, *classy* it is to

#ncpol: Things that make you go HMMMMMM.

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The state board has unveiled a neat new search feature that allows you to browse campaign filings by TYPE. The search engine allows you to go through all kinds of

#ncga: RINOs once again hunting Pittman

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Larry Pittman has been one of the few solid, dependable voices for limited government in the legislature. THAT has made him the bane of the GOPe and all of the

#ncpol #ncga: Filing for reelection while the subject of a criminal probe. (Classy.)

Posted on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yessirree. The King RINO himself — state senator Fletcher Hartsell — has filed for reelection. When we last heard from ol’ Fletch, it was June and he was getting himself

#ncpol: The Four T’s of 2016

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The first week of December marks the shotgun start of the 2016 campaign season in North Carolina. That’s put-up-or-shut-up time. It’s when people have to step up and file for

#ncga: Compliance is HARD.

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We know all about senator Fletcher Hartsell. We’ve seen the video and copy detailing speaker Tim Moore’s campaign finance reporting challenges. We also saw state Rep. Kelly Hastings paying himself

#ncga: A Speaker and his Money

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s always been said that –when you make it to the top — you become a more appealing target. House speaker Tim Moore is apparently learning that the hard way

#ncga: Dropping like flies (picking up primary opponents?)

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

Brian Brown. Jacqueline Schaeffer. Rayne Brown. Leo Daughtry. Paul Tine. Skip Stam. That’s an awful lot of folks bailing out of Jones Street’s lower chamber majority. Could some folks be

#ncga: Speaker WHO ?????

Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There’s an old saying: If you’re going to beg for money, make sure you know the name of the butt you’re kissing. Martha Jenkins, legislative liaison for the Department of

#ncga: Legit campaign expense, or home-away-from-home bachelor pad / man-cave? (You make the call.)

Posted on September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Our legislators get roughly $100 per day to cover food and lodging expenses while the legislature is in session. A number of legislators I spoke with said there are several