Tag: Bill Rabon

#ncga: Gun Lobby targets Bill Rabon

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Grass Roots North Carolina, one of the more influential Second Amendment groups in the state, is baring its fangs and showing its claws at senator Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), chairman of

#ncga: Aquarium brouhaha brings ethics complaint against coastal House, Senate members

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Brant Clifton

THESE kinds of shenanigans are what people when they speak of THE SWAMP that needs to be drained: Several state representatives and a Wilmington developer have been named in an

#ncga: Ferry Transportation Authorities (Why?)

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Ferries are important modes of transportation for many of our state’s coastal residents. The NCDOT ferry division has been overseeing these ferry operations for years. Now, here come the honorables

#ncga: Ooooh, that smell ….

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Brant Clifton

[…] Ooooh that smell Can’t you smell that smell Ooooh that smell The smell of death surrounds you […] — Lynyrd Skynyrd _______________ We told you earlier about the

#ncga: Lights, Camera … WELFARE !!!!

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, they approved $45 million in corporate welfare after turning down TWENTY MILLION for being too much last session. Movie incentives also got shot down. So far, this year it

#ncga: More gas tax for US, and NO gas tax for airlines

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Talk about great big ones. The same guy who wants us all to pay more for gas in our cars wants to let airliners with a presence in North Carolina

#ncga: Bill puts legislator’s hometown’s employees into state health plan

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Senator Bill Rabon (R) — who, by the way, thinks we need to pay more gas tax — has filed a bill seeking to put employees of The Town of

#NCGA: Did state senator hit-and-run?

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Wow. Talk about bad timing. Two days before the primary elections, a state senator from coastal southeastern North Carolina is drawing scrutiny that could end up in a courtroom. WWAY-TV out

The view from UNDER the bus

Posted on January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 by Brant Clifton

THIS didn’t take long: A leading Republican state senator issued an apology Tuesday for his remarks skewering Gov. Pat McCrory, first lady Ann McCrory and lawmakers in a private meeting

The tale of the tape: Rabon’s rant makes public tensions between Gov, House & Senate

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The media and The Moral Monday crowd like to paint the GOP majority in Raleigh as a juggernaut working in sync to ram through a conservative agenda. WRAL made some