Steve Forbes ON THE MONEY in re: gas tax
In Washington, we have REPUBLICANS seriously considering raising the federal gas tax. In Raleigh, we’ve had Republicans actually push a gas tax hike through the state Senate. One of the
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#ncga: GOPers pushing for a little less skin in the game for mortgage brokers
State Reps. John Bell (R) and Jonathan Jordan (R) have introduced some reforms for the mortgage industry that deserve some discussion and scrutiny. One of them does away with a
Continue readingOl’ Rob: Missing the action or just plain Mis-leading ????
Rob Christensen has been hanging out in Raleigh watching the political action for a loooooooong time. (Sources tell me he once had to flee town just minutes before General Sherman’s
Continue reading#ncga: An ORGY of taxing & spending breaks out amid the ‘conservative revolution’
It seems the folks on Jones Street have kicked off one heck of an orgy — apparently in honor of the box office success of ’50 Shades of Grey.’ Let’s
Continue readingEnvironmental wackos having their way with state coastal policy. Raleigh yawns.
In 2011, the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission submitted a report forecasting sea level rise along the coast for the next three decades. The new Republican majority dismissed what they
Continue reading#ncga: Bill puts legislator’s hometown’s employees into state health plan
Senator Bill Rabon (R) — who, by the way, thinks we need to pay more gas tax — has filed a bill seeking to put employees of The Town of
Continue reading#ncga: No ID? Give them an absentee ballot and move on.
A group of Democrat senators has introduced a bill calling for JUST that. Given that the GOP runs the upper chamber, I would lean toward thinking that this bill has
Continue reading#ncga: Common Core, coal ash commissions (and their price tags)
I’ve never been a big fan of study commissions organized by politicians. They are almost always easy ways out for politicians looking to avoid having to take a tough stand
Continue reading#ncga: Pay raises for Speaker Moore’s staff. A gas tax hike for US.
The drive-bys gave us a peek at the salaries of all of new House speaker Tim Moore’s staff. Most staffers got raises in the ballpark of twenty percent. One
Continue reading#ncga: Gas tax hike for US. Tax breaks for airlines & data centers.
Legislators are spinning us that a lot of road work needs to be done statewide, but there just isn’t enough money out there to do it. So, they are selling
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