Tag: NC State House

Thom Tillis? DONE. Skip Stam? DONE. (Any questions?)

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I button-holed a Republican legislator recently to try and get some of the inside skinny on the happenings on Jones Street. This House member told

October trial for Thom Tillis ally Stephen LaRoque? (Wait. There’s an election in NOVEMBER …)

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The folks at NCPolicyWatch — who have led the way in reporting on corruption allegations against Richard Morgan and Thom Tillis ally Stephen LaRoque — say that it looks good

Tea Party group to Skip Stam: Thanks, but NO THANKS

Posted on June 22, 2012June 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s become pretty clear that conservatives in Dare, Beaufort, Carteret and surrounding counties are unhappy with state House Speaker Thom Tillis. Now, a conservative group centered in Wayne County

Tillis & Laroque: A political “family” affair

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

With federal investigators turning up the heat on state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston), it will be interesting to see what — if any — action House Speaker Thom Tillis takes

US, NC taxpayers to shell out extra millions to fix medicaid billing mess

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Poor decisions made by North Carolina state government appointees in the Hunt, Easley and Perdue administrations will likely result in a huge bailout from already-stretched-to-the-max state and

L’affaire Laroque claims a victim?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s official: Rep. Mark Hilton (R-Conover) will not be seeking reelection to the state House. The Hickory Daily Record has the story: State Rep.

Tillis: Laroque mess headed to ethics committee

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius) says allegations swirling around taxpayer-subsidized loans by state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) to himself (Laroque), family members and legislative

LaRoque fires back on loan controversy …

Posted on August 17, 2011August 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC State Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) called a press conference this week to counter ethics questions raised against him by a left-leaning public interest group: Rep. Stephen LaRoque on Tuesday

Passing the smell test …

Posted on August 5, 2011August 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I had such high hopes for state Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston). When he first came to the legislature, he was joined at the hip with former state Rep. Richard Morgan