Tag: budget

How to view the budget debate in DC

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Elon Musk and his team at DOGE have been doing yeoman’s work at the federal level. It’s absolutely refreshing to see and hear this kind of discussion emanating from our

Surprisingly supportive words for Elon from an equally surprising source

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Richard Hudson‘s job title up in DC is “representative.” That means he is supposed to be our voice up on The Hill. Since 2013, he’s paid attention almost exclusively to

Yet ANOTHER dire warning about government spending and the future of our country

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Our nation is at a crucial key moment in its history. Big-spending politicians from both parties have busted government budgets and run up so much debt that our nation could

How many times will we keep falling for this government-shutdown cliffhanger ?

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Never mind that a budget is the leading constitutional responsibility for Congress. Never mind that a deadline for passing a budget comes at the same time(s) every year. Never mind

Congress setting spending records while our economy reels

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The GOP controls the U.S. House. Over in the Senate, we have a pretty stable crew of 10-15 “Republicans” (including Thom Tillis) who regularly vote to support the Democrat agenda.

Timmy & Phil act quickly on appointment power recently snatched-from-Roy

Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

OH, there’s surely a lot of smugness and giggling over on Raleigh’s Jones Street. *”Yeah. We’re really screwing Roy. We’re taking all of his stuff from him. We’ll have him

Report: Controversial budget item re: Dare Co. had Keith Kidwell’s name on it.

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about a mysterious provision in the secretly-negotiated state budget that stripped Dare County towns of their power to regulate the construction of new low-income housing within

Locke blasts NCInnovation as DEM-infested. (Psst. It’s had lotsa RINO help.)

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Carolina Journal published a piece detailing the porky mess that IS NCInnovation. It was one of those policy items that found its way into the secretly-negotiated and recently-passed state budget.

Any Shame here? Any at all? Anyone? (Um, O-kay.)

Posted on September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Catching a politician engaging in a disgraceful display of hypocrisy is not all that unusual. But, thanks to his behavior throughout the extended budget brouhaha, we’re going to scrutinize Phil

The Moore-Berger budget “deal” STILL sucks.

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Yessirreebob. The word is out that the cartels controlling each chamber of the General Assembly have come up with a “deal.” *Never mind that it’s been carved out behind closed