From DPI to Team Budd
He’s back. When we last saw Catherine Truitt’s predecessor at NC DPI, Mark Johnson, he was quitting his post to make a quixotic run for lieutenant governor. (Johnson finished third
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Mark Johnson for, um, LtGov?
I’ve met Department of Public Instruction superintendent Mark Johnson ONCE. What most struck me was the campaign contribution he got from Michael Bloomberg during his inaugural run for
Continue readingRINO rage over DPI’s Johnson
I was a little lukewarm about Mark Johnson when I first met him during the 2016 primary campaign. But since he’s been in office, he’s done a bang-up job of
Continue readingA pleasant surprise at NC DPI?
I must admit I had my early doubts about Mark Johnson. I interviewed him on the campaign trail and learned he had ties to Michael Bloomberg, of all people. But
Continue reading#ncga: WHY are Republicans protecting state funding for radical leftist non-profit?
Here it is, plain as day, in legislation currently being pushed through Jones Street by our Republican majority: […] “SECTION 8.37.(b) In implementing budget reductions for the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium,
Continue readingBannon IS right. Politics IS war. (Stop bringing knives to a gunfight.)
Steve Bannon has a point. In 2012, Democrats in North Carolina didn’t sit around and study their belly buttons philosophically. They cranked up their BluePrintNC smear machine and went after
Continue reading#ncpol: Bloomberg-Johnson 2016?
Our favorite warrior princess, Lady Liberty, broke open the story this week about a GOP public schools superintendent candidate getting a BIG contribution from former NYC mayor and BIG, deep-pocketed,
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