We’ve recently heard news about the General Assembly issuing “exceptions” to the state Certificate of Need rules to Belhaven hospital and another one out in western North Carolina. For
Continue readingIt’s a new day in North Carolina politics. We’ve been saying for a while that the political parties no longer matter much. They are a great vehicle for getting the
Continue readingIt looks like the GOP primary for US House is not going to look anything like the last go-around. The Walter Jones campaign got caught flat-footed in 2014 and nearly
Continue readingI swear. You almost have to harken back to the Soviet Union or look to Cuba to find a government that has such utter, comparable, contempt for its people. NCGOP
Continue readingWRAL’s Binky — that mouth-breathing buffoon who serves as first mate on the S.S. Short Bus — is giving Colin Campbell and Rob Christensen a run for their money in
Continue readingThere’s an old saying: If you’re going to beg for money, make sure you know the name of the butt you’re kissing. Martha Jenkins, legislative liaison for the Department of
Continue readingThe word I am hearing from the big city is that our governor is strongly leaning toward vetoing HB 373 and its ”affiliated committees” language. Given recent polling showing
Continue readingApparently, some heat is being felt about those $15,000 payouts from the House caucus campaign treasury. One wel-placed source within the House GOP camp offered up THIS defense of those
Continue readingI am getting all kinds of reports from Jones Street indicating that the voters are not pleased with the elections power grab that just flew through the legislature. (I am
Continue readingAs a member of the GOP caucus in the North Carolina House, I get regular emails from the speaker’s office. This one today was a real hoot: From: Mollie Young
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