Tag: NCGA

EMBEZZLEMENT: Greater Carolina bourbon tour probe takes a sharp turn

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I think we’re going to need to pop some extra popcorn. Wake DA Lorrin Freeman and her investigators appear to be entering deeper water as her term in office comes

TWO lawsuits accuse Phil Berger’s son AND Rockingham County of government weaponization

Posted on July 1, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Considering how nasty Phil Berger‘s team got with Rockingham County sheriff Sam Page during this year’s GOP primary for state senate, a suit from Page was expected. But there aren’t

New ad gives voters something to think about in Berger-Page GOP duel

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Absentee voting for the March primaries got started on January 8. In-person early voting begins on February 12. Some might say there is not a whole lot more that primary

Raleigh film-flammers trying to confuse voters on MedicAID vs MediCARE

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Opposition to Medicaid expansion was one of the few good moves former governor Pat McCrory made while he was in office. He stated his belief that Medicaid needs to be

Missed 58% of votes this session (and seeking reelection)

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Brant Clifton

If you failed to show up to your job 58 percent of the time, HOW LONG would YOU stay employed? John Sauls (R) has been serving the people of Lee

Iredell County sez: DISLOYAL !!!

Posted on October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I do believe that’s at least THREE county GOP organizations leveling that charge at state senator Phil Berger, president pro tem of that chamber and the Republican establishment’s ‘bag man’

Legislator: WHO, other int’l groups to have bigger say on foreign MDs working in NC

Posted on August 18, 2025August 18, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It appears the, um, *honorables* in The General Assembly are increasing the amount of influence foreigners have over your and your loved ones’ health care: Yesterday, we reported that the

House Majority Leader: Taking Care of HIS business?

Posted on June 28, 2025June 28, 2025 by Brant Clifton

We gave former state Rep. Jamie Boles — a funeral home operator by trade — grief for introducing several pieces of legislation specifically benefiting people who own and operate funeral

Are elected folks as committed to smaller, cheaper government as we are?

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The evidence out there suggests a big, fat NO. In Raleigh, legislative Republicans are rolling out a North Carolina version of Elon Musk‘s DOGE effort to root out and eliminate

Sen. Tom Mcinnis moves against local government overreach

Posted on April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 by Brant Clifton

This site is in an unfamiliar — and somewhat uncomfortable — position. We find ourselves on the same side of a debate as state senator Tom McInnis and the newsroom