US House Speaker John Boehner and his team have pushed through several pieces of legislation opposed by a majority of Republicans, but supported by a majority of Democrats, and say
Continue readingIs it just me, or is our Second District congresswoman sounding a lot like Barbara Boxer? Or perhaps our first — or soon to be
Continue readingThe folks over at Exile on Jones Street singled out an interesting piece of legislation that made me — just like Arsenio Hall used to do — say ‘Hmmmmm.’ Mecklenburg
Continue readingWell, my theory about Robin Hayes’s announcement that he’s not seeking reelection to the NCGOP chairman post has panned out. Claude Pope — Art’s cousin — has stepped out from
Continue readingThe NCGOP convention should be interesting this summer. Chairman Robin Hayes has announced his plans to not seek reelection to the post. Vice-chairman Wayne King has taken
Continue readingThe dictation pool in the McClatchy newsroom has regurgitated a press release talking about a new “House Republican group”: A group formed by the N.C.
Continue readingRobeson County, in southeastern North Carolina, has officially become the state’s poorest jurisdiction. It leads — or is near the top in all of the worst
Continue readingThe McCrory administration, this week, celebrated a $125.5 million dollar investment by MetLife into North Carolina’s economy. The insurer will be relocating some of its operations to Cary and
Continue reading“Great News on Jobs” crowed The Washington Post. The government reports that 236,000 jobs were “created” in February and the unemployment rate fell from 7.9 to 7.7 percent. But is
Continue readingThe Washington Post went on a nationwide quest to find the blogs that do the best job of covering politics at the state level. After combing through
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