That sinking feeling ….
According to the newly released global Index of Economic Freedom, the United States is about to fall out of the Top Ten : When institutions protect the
Continue reading#NCSEN: Lobbyists, professors, lawyers, Vegas & Hollywood types. Oh My!
Yep. That title pretty well sums up most of the folks who forked over cash to US Senator Kay Hagan’s campaign war chest. It’s a little hard to track Hagan’s
Continue readingNC-07: Roughly 75% of McIntyre campaign $$$ from PACs
Democrat congressman Mike McIntyre narrowly won reelection in 2012. He was running in a GOP-majority district with his hometown gerrymandered out. Barry Obama was on the top of the Democrat
Continue readingNC-08: In Hudson’s campaign warchest, PAC $$$ outnumber individual contributions
Eighth District Republican congressman Richard Hudson got elected in 2012 with a lot of help from Eric Cantor, John Boehner and other DC establishment fixtures. It appears his reelection will
Continue reading(The Plot Thickens?) The Speaker & That Massachusetts Law Firm
Chuck Suter — who, with his video camera, strikes fear in politicians across The Carolinas –has released a new video alleging that state House speaker and US Senate candidate Thom
Continue reading#NCSEN: We’re not on Jones Street anymore, Toto
Senator Kay Hagan appears to be longing for those good ol’ pre-2009 days of taxing and spending with Marc and Tony and the gang in the North Carolina Senate. She’s
Continue readingNC-02: Most of Ellmers campaign $$$ for 2013 came from PACs
There’s a bi-partisan crowd lining up to challenge congresswoman Renee Ellmers in 2013. The Democrat primary is starting to look like a three-way: American Idol (Wake County native and current
Continue readingTeacher pay, job satisfaction and the politics of public education
The Round Rev and his rabble regularly showed up at The Legislative Building in Raleigh over the last year demanding that education spending and teacher pay be elevated to at
Continue reading#NCSEN: NCGA helps Tesla, car firm’s lawyers give BIG to Thom Tillis Senate campaign
We’ve been doing a lot of campaign finance report reading lately. We’ve found some interesting things about beer and movies on the Thom Tillis Committee’s financial reports. Our latest find
Continue readingNC-02: Roche calls for grassroots unity in fight against Ellmers, GOP establishment
Raleigh-area radio personality and GOP congressional candidate Frank Roche admits he’s had a rough relationship in recent years with libertarians, Ron Paul supporters, and some Tea Party groups. Roche released
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