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Robeson County case illustrates perils govt bureaucrats pose to charter schools

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Robeson County — in southeastern North Carolina — is a prime example of where some serious education reform is needed.  The county leads the state in nearly ALL of the

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Education, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Tillis trades one Brawley for another (less-conservative) Brawley

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      We’ve reported extensively on the brouhaha surrounding state Rep. Bob Brawley (R-Iredell) and House speaker Thom Tillis.  (For a refresher, click HERE and HERE.)  Bob Brawley had

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics, Thom Tillis
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FreedomWorks rates Carolinas lawmakers in DC

Posted on July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    FreedomWorks — one of the Tea Party’s vanguards — has released its latest scorecards evaluating lawmakers on how they vote in terms of the limited government agenda. Lawmakers

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campaign 2014, Congress, Kay Hagan, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Well, shucks. The media’s lying about voter ID, too.

Posted on July 30, 2013July 30, 2013 by Brant Clifton

McClatchy and WRAL have been mindlessly repeating hysteria from the Left about how legislation on Jones Street — requiring voters to actually PROVE who they are to participate on election day

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campaign 2014, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Beaufort county commissioner has choice words for NCGOP and Chairman Pope

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      County commissioners Stan Deatherage and Hood Richardson have fought a lot of good fights for the GOP in Beaufort County.  They’ve locked horns with the Basnight machine

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Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Rush tries to stiffen the spines of Burr & co. on ObamaCare fight

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Senator Richard Burr and other members of the GOP establishment are telling us its useless to fight the implementation of ObamaCare because Barry Obama is president, and his friends

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Politics
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Well, lookee here: AFL-CIO hyping Bill Barber’s carnival sideshow

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    McClatchy and WRAL try oh-so-hard to convince us that Moral Monday is an honest-to-God grassroots uprising.  *Folks are standing up against the state’s slide into fascist totalitarianism.* Yet,

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Economy, Media, NC legislature, Politics
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Ellmers, Foxx, Hudson vote with Boehner (and a bunch of Dems) to preserve NSA surveillance overreach

Posted on July 28, 2013July 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      I’m a big fan of empowering law enforcement and the military to hunt down and destroy foreign bad guys trying to do harm to innocent  Americans.  I’m

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Leaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-Waiting

Posted on July 27, 2013July 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      For years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs.   Though, recent scandals within the university

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campaign 2014, Congress, Education, Kay Hagan, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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WHAT education cuts?

Posted on July 27, 2013July 27, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Bill Barber’s cheering section / steno pool at McClatchy and WRAL have been bombarding us with stories about draconian spending cuts to education rammed through the GOP-dominated General Assembly.  *Kids

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Economy, Education, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics
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