Tag: budget

#ncga: Fear and loathing in the caucus meeting

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There were a lot of headlines celebrating an alleged agreement between House and Senate leaders on a new state budget. The magic number? $21.735 billion. This number has both

#ncga: Want TAs? Go see your local school board, superintendent

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The professional left and their driveby dictationists want you to think the honorables on Jones Street sit around debating whether Mrs. Jones’s 1st grade class at Waxhaw Elementary will get

#ncga: Doing the, um, hustle? (Budget boogie?)

Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Folks on Jones Street, who talk to us, say that the Senate has been pitching offers to House leadership on the budget. But those have been met with cricket sounds.

#ncga: The BIGGER bonds, bloated budget blues

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“I am willing to sit here until December.” — Rep. Nelson Dollar (8/5/15) ________________________________ House leaders and Gov. Pat are trying to push through a bond issue AND a packed

#ncga: Dollar at center of budget talks breakdown

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Most everybody associated with the House-Senate budget conference says the breakdown of the talks can be pinned on one person: state Rep. Nelson Dollar. Said one in-the-know source: “The Senate

#ncga: Senate sending pretty much WHOLE GOP caucus to budget conference

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The chess match between House and Senate leaders got a little more interesting this week. We already reported on how the House is sending a pack of RINOS and a

#ncga: a CROWD of RINOs, DEMs from House headed to budget conference with Senate

Posted on July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Last go around, the House sent 28 total conferees (including ONE Democrat). This year, House leaders have appointed EIGHTY-TWO of the 120 House members to the conference committee. That crowd

#ncga [Blust calls out House leaders on illegals licensing deal]

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. John Blust gave a pretty eye-opening interview to our friends at The Rhino Times about an issue that has people fired up from Murphy to Manteo: Rep. John

#ncga: Getting to the left of Michaux AND McCrory

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

AFP-NC’s Donald Bryson has labeled the House’s action on the budget as “reverse Robin Hood.” I think this tweet best sums up House action thus far on the state

NC’s Jones, SC’s Mulvaney stand strong on spending, while rest of US House GOP folds like cheap suit

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“And the beat goes on … ” — Sonny & Cher ——————————- The drive-bys have been calling last week’s vote on the 2016 federal budget in the GOP-controlled US House