#ncga: Mars Attacks! (Again, *SIGH*)
The last we heard from state Rep. Graig Meyer, a visitor from the planet Mars currently representing the Chapel Hill area in the NC House, he was bemoaning the fact
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NC sea level rise report about to be issued. State panel still clinging to gospel of Gore.
The drive-bys tell us that a state panel is about to release its forecasted projections on the rise of the sea level on the North Carolina coast. This report will
Continue readingThe Blinker and the Scowler tune up for BluePrint Slander-Fest 2015
THAT is the proclamation of one Rob Schofield — Bert to Chris “Blinkin’ ” Fitzsimon’s Ernie — as the WRAL subsidiary that employs that dynamic duo tunes up for the 2015
Continue reading#NCGA: Sens. Tarte, Hartsell bringing no-bid P3s to Concord, Kannapolis and Mint Hill?
We’re a little late on this one. We’ve been preoccupied with the election and the cromnibus nonsense in Washington. But this little gem just caught our attention. There’s been quite
Continue readingRepeat after me: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money … (C’mon! Everybody!)
The drumbeat continues. Local governments and their lobbyists are gung-ho on the idea of digging deeper into our already ravaged wallets. They’ve been spinning us for days now about how
Continue readingWhy cut spending when you can just holler for Mo’ Money?
We thought we saw the shape of things to come in that Revenue Laws Committee meeting on Jones Street earlier this week. The meeting featured a presentation from the UNC
Continue reading#ncga: A ploy to ratchet up state spending?
I stumbled across something interesting yesterday while nosing through cyberspace. State Rep. David Lewis (R-Harnett) released some documentation for the legislature’s Revenue Laws Committee meeting yesterday. (Even though they
Continue reading#ncga: Jones Street pressure sent Decker packing
The governor’s office is spinning commerce secretary Sharon Decker’s resignation as a chance for her to seek bigger and better opportunities. But a well-placed source of mine from Jones Street
Continue readingOpening Pandora’s box
Then-speaker Thom Tillis, Skip Stam, the Black Caucus, and The John Locke Foundation were all quite passionate about passing reparations for people sterilized by the state of North Carolina from
Continue reading#ncga: The brave new world of the House GOP (A rightward shift?)
A rightward shift. That’s how two sources – who both had votes in today’s leadership vote — described the final results to me. You can read and watch the accounts
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