Elizabeth Robinson HAS to be one of the best-connected lobbyists in Raleigh. Mrs. Robinson is the Director of Governmental Relations for The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association. She’s ALSO
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“He’s a mental case. He does things no sane person would do.” — Former State Rep. Frank Mitchell (R-Iredell) , in 2006, on fellow Republican legislator Richard Morgan
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Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has re-discovered her Tea Party roots just in time for the 2nd congressional district’s GOP primary. Many political observers say the work
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I was out at a social event recently when I ran into an old family friend — a
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The John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has put together a fascinating report on the cost of governing at the local level in The Tar
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North Carolina state legislators are justifiably examining repeal of the state’s inheritance tax — which soaks people who inherit items from their parents or grandparents. Right now,
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BarryO and his playmates in the mainstream media are falling all over themselves to sell us on the idea that the economy is in recovery. Before you get
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The “conventional wisdom” out there is that Republican candidates need to run away from ANY discussion of social issues for fear of alienating the almighty moderates out
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It appears that Pinehurst Village government has jumped head-first into the venture capital game — picking winners and losers by investing tax dollars in certain enterprises seeking
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The Charlotte Observer has a pretty neat searchable database on its web site detailing 2011 contributions to presidential candidates by North Carolinians. One search of that database found “Frank Daniels,
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