Tag: ethics

#ncga: The Big E

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

(No, not him.) We’re talking about ethics. A topic the majority in the lower chamber on Jones Street appears to need a refresher on. Wait. They GOT one in caucus

#ncga: Living rent-free. (And loopholes, man. LOOPHOLES.)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yesterday’s meeting of the House Republican Caucus only confirmed what I realized months ago: This site is living rent-free in the heads of a lot of the powers-that-be on Jones

#ncga: Technically Incorrect.

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The General Assembly has a procedure called “technical corrections.” It’s sort of like a proofreading session. Grammatical errors in legislation are corrected. Factual errors in legislation are corrected. The i’s

#ncga: The blind leading the blind right into traffic

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The drive-bys have raised some valid points about Gov. Pat and his dealings with a donor seeking an extension of a contract with the state prison system. Now, the legislature is

#ncga: Ethics, meet Tim Moore. Mr. Moore, meet Ethics.

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

For the second time in a little over three years, Tim Moore’s ethical choices have made him an easy target for Blinkin’ Chris’s comedy website. Moore ran for speaker promising

#ncga: Cracking the (House) Whip

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve got a newfound sense of respect for John Bell. We took it to him TWICE yesterday. Instead of ducking and running, or just badmouthing us in private, the Goldsboro

We get an answer (KINDA) on our pal Fletcher

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re approaching September 2014. Way back in January 2013, the North Carolina state board of elections announced an investigation into the campaign finances of state senator Fletcher Hartsell (RINO-Cabarrus). THIS

The McCrory Duke stock non-story

Posted on August 14, 2014August 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Chests are being thumped defiantly at Low-T headquarters on Raleigh’s Jones Street. The McClatchy drive-bys are convinced that they have found Gov. Pat McCrory’s Watergate: Gov. Pat McCrory failed to

#NCSEN Rhodes files requests for multiple probes of Tillis activities

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Former North Carolina state legislator John Rhodes is putting his money where his mouth is. On Friday, he held a press conference expressing concerns about alleged activities of state House

Ethics, Shmethics: SOMEBODY on Jones Street got some ‘splainin’ to do!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The folks over at Exile on Jones Street singled out an interesting piece of legislation that made me — just like Arsenio Hall used to do — say ‘Hmmmmm.’ Mecklenburg