Tag: coronavirus

Lockdown blowback?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The folks on the left side of the aisle love to think they are smarter than us — that they know what’s best for us. Roy Cooper and

Burr steps down as Intel committee chairman

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

This Richard Burr-stock market story has grown some legs and really picked up some traction: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is stepping down as chairman of the

OMG: FBI seizes Senator Burr’s cell phone

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

If there was ANYBODY who could divert the nation’s attention from the coronavirus, it would be our senior US senator: Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to

Elected statewide leaders criticize Cooper’s handling of COVID-19 lockdown

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Council of State is composed of the ten popularly elected executive branch leaders in North Carolina state government. The group includes: the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,

#ncga: They’re BAAAAAAAACK!

Posted on May 3, 2020May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

While we’re sheltering-in-place, the honorables have once again darkened the halls of that big building one Jones Street in Raleigh. The Congress passed a huge-honking spending bill.

Different driveby boss, same driveby bias

Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

While at The N&O, AndyPaul Specht dazzled us with reporting that made Darren Jackson and Wayne Goodwin jump up and down and clap like jayvee cheerleaders. Now,

Folwell spearheads effort to combat coronavirus in state corrections system

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The state treasurer’s office and the state health plan have teamed up to provide some much needed help in combating the coronavirus: State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell,

Forest: Effort to Reopen NC needs more info, cooperation from Cooper

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Governor Dan Forest is a fan of getting NC’s economy up and running again ASAP. But he says the leaders of that effort need a lot more

US Rep. Greg Murphy’s prescription for coping with, coming back from coronavirus

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 by Brant Clifton

One of North Carolina’s newest Members of Congress has offered up his two cents on the current crisis and how to find our way out: Periods of

Raleigh lefties encourage coup at Treasurer’s office

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Isn’t it interesting how the peace, love, and “freedom” crowd is always the first to advocate for the unilateral snatching of rights and making of changes — without