As House speaker Timmy Biscuitville kicks off his farewell tour in Raleigh, the political chattering class has begun cackling about just WHO will fill the tubby little guy’s shoes. (The
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Yes, you read that right. Some influential members of the “Republican revolution” on Jones Street — Rep. Jason Saine and Senator Jim Perry — are in the running for Gambling.com’s
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This is a rare moment. I’m actually finding myself handing out an ‘attagirl’ to a McClatchy drive-by for a rather decent piece of reporting. Danielle Battaglia dug up a number
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The newest arrival in the GOP primary for governor – former state senator Andy Wells of Hickory – has a lot to say about presumed front-runner (and lieutenant governor) Mark
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The veteran conservative Republican legislator in Raleigh seems to think so: […] Not realizing Lassiter’s letter was unknown to him, I casually mentioned it to Rep. Cleveland and he exploded.
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I hate to have to admit Bob Hall may be onto something. But the cast of characters we have carrying the GOP standard in Raleigh make things sooooooo easy for
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Michael Hardin, the district attorney for Moore and Hoke counties, believes he has the current attorney general (and presumptive Democrat gubernatorial nominee) dead-to-rights in an apparent conflict of interest –
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If you’ve learned one thing from reading this site, we’re not shy about hauling public business out of the shadows and into the sunlight. The people have a right to
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There aren’t many of us who have completely washed the bad taste of June’s NCGOP convention from our mouths. The whole thing was basically two middle-fingers and a raspberry from
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The NCGOP establishment is bending over backwards to sell the new-and-improved state Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County as the next greatest thing in North Carolina politics. Tricia is all
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