Tag: NC Senate

Shock crunch-time poll: Sam Page over Phil Berger by FIVE

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We reported earlier about a poll showing Sheriff Sam Page with a ten-point lead over Senate president pro tem Phil Berger. In recent weeks, a pollster in The Outer

Once again, Team Berger panders to big donors while shivving small businesses

Posted on June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s not hard to imagine a PTSD epidemic sweeping across our state’s commercial fishing business. Organizations — like the CCA — have been stuffing Raleigh politician pockets with cash for

Dismissal of lawsuit against Team Berger by judge tied to Berger + Moore appealed. (Uncle Phil is NOT pleased.)

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Don’t pop those champagne corks over in the corner office juuquuuuust yet. The Rockingham County candidate who filed suit against a whole host of key players in Phil Berger’s political

Rockingham sheriff has senator Berger in his sights

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Folks, we may have the chance to rid ourselves of TWO scoundrels in one primary. US senator Thom Tillis has at least one primary opponent. Now, it’s clear that

Green New Deal sinks its claws deeper into the General Assembly, our wallets

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The authorization of something called (CPACE) in the North Carolina Senate the other day likely flew below most people’s radar. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) was hailed by the

Give the money back? Of course, you should.

Posted on May 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Don Berger-ino , the capo di tutti — boss of all (political) bosses — in our fair capital city, is musing publicly about giving all that so-called “surplus” money currently

Tim Moore foe launches a NC state Senate run

Posted on October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 by Brant Clifton

NC House Speaker Tim Moore had a guest-starring role in his recent divorce proceedings. Now, Scott Lassiter is looking to go to work in the building Moore is abandoning for

A few thoughts on the maps

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Once again, the ‘honorables’ in Raleigh get to decide WHO gets the, ahem, “honor” of their, um, “representation” for the next two years or so. So far, the proposed maps

Remember all that “nonexistent” kiddie sex change stuff? Well, now there’s a BILL.

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Information about the aggressive marketing of sex change procedures to kids has been swirling around the state for months on end. ECU and UNC were reportedly marketing this stuff to

Near-unanimous vote in BergerVille to pass Medicaid expansion

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Boy, the *benefits* of a GOP majority just keep rolling in. Veto-proof? Why on Earth would Ol’ Roy want to veto anything this bunch passes? Here’s the skinny from tax-funded