#ncga: Another one taking care of HIS business
We’ve posted before about state Rep. Jamie Boles — a funeral home owner — introducing and voting on all kinds of legislation that directly affects his business. Now, it appears
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#ncga: House members jumping into political consulting game
Goldsboro’s John Bell was a young, fresh face swept into town to replace disgraced, indicted legislator Stephen LaRoque. In his second term in the House, Bell has risen to the
Continue reading#ncga: ‘Paranoia will destroy ya’
The Kinks got it sooooooo right. It is my understanding that this particular web site is living rent-free in the heads of many pols in the General Assembly. Democrat consultant
Continue reading#ncga: Welcome to the era of ‘grass-topping’
In DC, there is an expression called ”astro-turfing.” That is a slang term used to describe the manufacturing of the illusion of support for, or opposition to, a politician or policy.
Continue reading#ncga: Benefit corporations (They’re back!)
Just like Jason Voorhees. You kill off B-corps in the General Assembly, and they rise from the dead. Benefit corporations are different from the traditional sort of corporation we
Continue reading#ncga: Making deals — with the devil
Well, the GOP has officially surrendered their advantage in the area of taxes. After so many decades as the low – / anti-tax party, the GOP majority on Jones Street
Continue reading#ncga: $4 million from taxpayers for an “untitled television project” ?
We don’t know what it’s called or about. We don’t know who’s in it. We don’t know if it will even be picked up by a network. But it’s getting
Continue reading#ncga: McCrory, Moore and the “manufactured” threat to religious liberty
Our Republican governor made it clear he is thoroughly unimpressed about the current debate on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Gov. Pat McCrory appeared on WFNC radio in Fayetteville Thursday
Continue readingNC Education Lottery money NOT making it to Moore County schools?
There’s been a lot of belly-aching about schools reportedly getting short-changed. The North Carolina education lottery came into being in 2005 as a method for providing much needed funding for
Continue readingKeeping Party ID, ending at-large posts, good moves for local government elections
In 1994, there was a national and statewide wave that swept all kinds of Democrats out of office an put all kinds of Republican novices into power. For decades, judges
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