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Spanish toll co.’s recent woes a bad omen for NC’s HOT lane plans?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

State House speaker Thom Tillis and Gov. Pat McCrory’s DOT board are singing the praises of High-Occupancy Toll lanes to help finance road construction across the state.  Tillis has been

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A House Committee on Food Desert Zones. Seriously ?????

Posted on April 22, 2014April 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Yep.  The honorables in the House of Thom have established a committee on food desert zones.  That’s desert as in Sahara, and NOT as in cherry cheesecake  (YUM). What’s a

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NC legislature, Politics
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#NCGA: A few recommendations for our friends out there

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Early voting gets started this week.  We’ve got some primaries out there.  We also have a lot of folks out there who are unopposed for renomination.  A great way to

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#NCSEN: GOP legislator raises questions about speaker-turned-candidate Tillis

Posted on April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The feud between GOP state Reps. Robert Brawley and Thom Tillis is bubbling up again here late in the 2014 primary season.  Brawley went public with his issues about Tillis,

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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(Meet your new mailman.) The bureaucracy locks and loads.

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Looking at these photos, you might think they come from the battlefront in Afghanistan.  Nope. Sorry.  Actually they were taken during a repo / collection action carried out by federal

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While NC pols pander on amnesty, NC sheriffs seek help on illegals

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’ve seen an awful lot of pandering, “re-positioning”, and all-out posterior-smooching from some Republican pols in this state trying to keep The Chamber crowd happy and the campaign contributions flowing.

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Back from VAY-CAY. Time for some election picks. First up: Moore county races.

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We took time off from cyberspace to rest, relax and — of course — reflect on the great sacrifice made for us soooo many centuries ago.   We’re back in

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campaign 2014, Media, Moore County, Pinehurst, Politics, Southern Pines
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HOT & Bothered: Virginia’s HOT lane experience offers lessons for NC

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Brant Clifton

HOT lanes are a ho topic around these parts.  House speaker — and US Senate candidate — Thom Tillis is foisting them on his constituents.  Gov. Pat McCrory’s DOT board

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, Politics, Thom Tillis
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NC-02: Renee says Hooray for P3s

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The 2nd district incumbent penned an op-ed for The Sanford Herald praising public-private partnerships. Now, she’s applauding Gov. Pat McCrory, a fellow Republican, for his promotion of public-private partnerships:   

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Congress, Media, Moore County
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Could VA-GOP brouhaha blow back onto NCGOP?

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)’s primary opponent is calling for an investigation of the Virginia GOP’s new executive director.  Why?  Apparently, the new ED’s consulting firm is on

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