Tag: NCGA

#ncga: An end to ETJs?

Posted on February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Extraterritorial jurisdictions have been a source of controversy for years. Muncipal leaders and their advocates LOVE them. They gain influence over territory and residents who can’t even vote for them.

#ncga: Snail’s pace. David Lewis. (Let the grumbling begin !!!)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It sounds like the advent of the Tim Moore era in the state House is not all kumbaya and sweet-smelling roses. A number of my sources who have been around

#ncga: Tillman says make NC DPI top job appointed

Posted on February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Democrat June Atkinson has been elected multiple times to administer the state of North Carolina’s public education policy. State senator Jerry Tillman(R) — a former educator and currently that chamber’s majority whip

#ncga: Speaker Moore’s new right hand man? A Dem.

Posted on January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis’s chief of staff enjoyed cavorting with lobbyists of the female persuasion. New speaker Tim Moore’s chief of staff apparently likes cavorting with the Democrats. Moore has tapped

#ncga: Conservatives MAY be cheering too soon for McGrady’s eminent domain bill

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Free marketeers and various and sundry other limited government types have been cheering the introduction of H.3 by state Rep. Chuck McGrady (R-Henderson County) dealing with the question of eminent

#ncga: All by himself

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Hosannas and Hallelujahs, brothers and sisters. Paul Tine is now unaffiliated. UN-A-FFIL-I-ATED. Rest easy. Sleep well. Go on about your business. He’s courageously gone off all by himself (favoring

#ncga: The Edgar Starnes affair

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been hearing some grumbling about former House majority leader Edgar Starnes’s (R) decision to give up his House seat and skedaddle over to state treasurer Janet Cowell’s (D) team.

Two years later: STILL no conclusion on probe of Sen. Hartsell

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The GOP-controlled state board of elections just can’t seem to find time to get to the bottom of nominal-GOP state senator Fletcher Hartsell’s campaign spending issues. We’ve officially passed the

Paul Tine: STILL registered Democrat

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There was a big hulaballoo about a Democrat legislator from Dare County leaving his party to register unaffiliated. On January 9, Paul Tine was admitted to the House GOP

#ncga: Look who’s back in town!

Posted on January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

They’re already making a mess in DC. And just as we’re coming down from the trauma of THEIR return, the Raleigh crowd is deciding to put in an appearance at