Tag: basketball

The Steinburg Invitational: Wanna go?

Posted on September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Excitement is in the air. If you’re planning to be in the vicinity of Asheville, North Carolina over Thanksgiving, state Rep. Bob Steinburg is bringing you some quality college basketball

2009 v. 2018: Contracts, Secrecy, and Steinburg.

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Brant Clifton

County bureaucrats are exposed as having engaged in a sketchy contractual deal with an outside company. The county commissioners were unaware. Grassroots activists cry foul. Bloggers rage. Sound familiar, Currituck

#ncga: Stein-ball uproar forces changes in Currituck policy

Posted on August 22, 2018August 22, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Commissioner (and state House candidate and Bob Steinburg BFF) Bobby Hanig says that, even though the hubbub over The Steinburg Invitational is unwarranted, changes need to be made in the

Steinburg: No comment on my b-ball deal. (On my opponent? SURE.)

Posted on August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Stein-ball a/k/a The Steinburg Invitational has finally caught the interest of Bob Steinburg’s Democrat opponent in November: Cole Phelps, the Democratic candidate in state Senate District 1, criticized his Republican

#ncga: Stein-ball affair “under review” in Currituck

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Another driveby media outlet on the coast is sounding off on Stein-ball (aka “The Steinburg Invitational”): […] What the county is buying is advertising and promotion, said Currituck travel and

#ncga: Drivebys Tee-Up the Steinburg Invitational

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The Elizabeth City Daily Advance has decided to wake up from its Rip Van Winklish slumber and call Bob Steinburg’s taxpayer-funded basketball deal what it is: State Rep. Bob Steinburg,

#ncga: Steinburg Invitational STILL the talk of Currituck

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Brant Clifton

It appears Currituck county officials have shoved their tourism director out in front to try and put a positive spin on their decision to pay state Rep. Bob Steinburg $50,000

#ncga: Indicted aide STILL steering Steinburg senate campaign

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Bob Steinburg and his crew LOVE to tell you what’s wrong with everybody else. (They’ll even make it up if they have to.) Bob himself doesn’t miss a chance to

#ncga: More Steinburg tourney questions

Posted on July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Okay, let’s review. State Rep. Bob Steinburg — in his rookie season as an event promoter — talked Currituck County into paying him $50,000 to promote a basketball tournament in

#ncpol: Steinburg’s B-ball tourney ALREADY violating Currituck rules?

Posted on July 20, 2018July 20, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Curiouser and Curiouser. My friends, we learned that state (and state senate candidate) Rep. Bob Steinburg got paid $50,000 by Currituck County to promote an NCAA basketball tournament in Asheville over