For those of you sold on the concept of former state Rep. Mike Hager as some kind of principled, rock-ribbed conservative — think again. Hager established quite a record
Continue readingMike Hager’s chair is not even cold, but there are already at least two rear ends fighting to sit in it. The majority leader’s resignation became official today and all
Continue readingThis is yet another occasion where we hate to have been right. It appears that state Rep. Mike Hager (R), the current majority leader and unofficial leader of House conservatives,
Continue readingAn awful lot of political eyes are on House Majority leader Mike Hager (R). The word on the street is that he has job offers (1) to be a lobbyist,
Continue readingHouse Majority leader Mike Hager is stepping in to defend one of his caucus members being savaged by a Raleigh-based Super PAC: To:kim.strach@ncsbe.gov Subject:Conservative Future Fund 527 Ms. Strach, Thank
Continue readingHillary Clinton. Sidney Blumenthal. A call for surrender. All of these have been part of the Ladies-Only GOP slugfest to replace state Rep. Rick Catlin in the General Assembly. Now,
Continue readingThat’s what it looks like from here. Republican majority leader Mike Hager had Lindsey, his girl Friday, send out invites this week to a “Certificate of Need working group” to
Continue readingThe majority leader of the North Carolina House has taken to Facebook to poke at the crowd — inside and outside of his party — who want government and private
Continue readingPeace on Earth? Not on Jones Street. We’ve got a major fight brewing and about to bubble over among Republicans in the General Assembly’s lower chamber. Sources intimately familiar with
Continue readingThe majority leader of the North Carolina House says that body’s Rules committee chairman, David Lewis (R-Harnett), is unfairly maligning him. Mike Hager (R-Rutherfordton) addressed some of his colleagues today
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