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NC-02: Is Aiken’s “incentivizing” MORE or LESS GOVT?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers’ Democrat challenger Clay Aiken has been throwing around the word “incentivize” a lot lately — on topics ranging from economics to education. “Incentivizing” can have a different meaning

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Congress, Media, Moore County
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Laying the foundation for a November blame game

Posted on July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

By all indications, Republicans should have a good November.  But we also thought that about November 2012.  Remember everyone saying there was no way in hell that Barry Obama would

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics, Tea Party
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NC-08: Hudson fundraiser key figure in 2011 ethics probe

Posted on July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

If you were in DC in late February — and had $1000 burning a hole in your pocket — you could have enjoyed the musical offerings of Justin Timberlake while

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics

#NCGA: McCrory, Tillis, media gang up on Senate Republicans in budget fight

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

In budget reconciliation talks, the Senate has backed away from their insistence on dropping teacher tenure in exchange for pay raises. Smelling blood, Gov. Pat, Speaker Thom, and the drive-by

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Phil Berger, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Plenty of money for statist nonsense. Not enough for stuff govt is actually supposed to pay for.

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

In Charlotte and Raleigh, leaders are trying to raise property taxes in order to finance teacher pay raises.  There is NO money available right now to pay for those raises,

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Media, NC State Government, NCGOP
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NC-02: Souped-up, well-prepped Clay Aiken takes to the airwaves in Moore

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Mr. American Idol got a rather warm welcome this morning in conservative Moore County on  WEEB radio’s morning show. Steve Leader’s show is a must-visit destination for any politico seeking

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Monkey Business Report: Super-Secret CharMeck TAX INCREASE meeting ?

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Mecklenburg County commissioners are floating the idea of a property tax increase to help fund pay increases for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) teachers.   Emails we obtained appear to indicate that

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campaign 2014, Media, Politics
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Tharte. Thillis. Tholl Roads. Thwenty dollars round-trip DAILY. Throuble?

Posted on July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Toll roads.  House speaker and US Senate Thom Tillis thinks they are OK.  So does state House speaker pro tem Skip Stam. Gov. Pat likes them, and so does his

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCSEN: The state of the write-ins

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We posted earlier about a write-in effort for US Senate on behalf of former state legislator John Rhodes. Guerilla videographer Chuck Suter has even posted a new video on how

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Monkey Business Report: NC DENR and the Sea Level Study

Posted on July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We posted earlier about a little kerfluffle going on within Gov. Pat’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources.  It appears that some radical environmentalists nested tightly within the bureaucracy are bullying

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