Holding feet to the fire
I’ve encouraged the concept of holding the feet of our new — and returning — elected leaders to the fire. No, we’re not talking about physical torture. A friend of
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#ncga: So, how’d that going-to-jail-with-Rev.-Fatass thing work out for you?
The drive-bys salivated over every word that poured out of Bill Barber’s lips. He was going to make the extreme right-wingers on Jones Street pay, and that was JUST FINE
Continue reading#ncga: Rep. Moffitt says I-77 toll contracts “can be cancelled out”
Gov. Pat McCrory and Senate nominee Thom Tillis and state House president pro tem Skip Stam have all told us to BEND OVER and wait for those toll roads. They’re
Continue reading#ncga: Was NCGA constituent data fed into Tillis fundraising op?
When you contact your legislator to express an opinion on an issue or get help with your dealings with the state government, you probably didn’t expect to have your information
Continue readingWainstein Report provides a wider opportunity to reform UNC
Lefties across the state and country are giggling mercilessly over the bad publicity being doled out against the UNC-Chapel Hill athletics department. Heck, a lot of faculty members have been
Continue reading#ncga: So, how DID that drone stuff magically appear in the state budget bill?
The Winston-Salem Journal has been all over this. As its reporters continue to dig, the details are getting fuzzier for some of the powers-that-be on Jones Street: […] Barry
Continue reading#ncga: Reps. Pittman, Speciale urge NO vote in Nov. on state constitution amendment
Two of the more reliable conservative legislators in the state House are urging voters in their districts — and those outside — to vote down the proposed amendment to the
Continue reading#ncsen: taking a break from debating attendance to blur the lines on GREEN stuff
The candidates from the two major parties detoured from their usual routines to focus on an energy forum in Charlotte this week. Here’s how some of it went: Republican U.S.
Continue reading#ncga: drone legislation raising even more privacy questions, concerns
We wrote some time back about new regulations for unmanned drone aircraft passing the legislature by being inserted into the final draft of the state budget. A drone company CEO
Continue reading#ncga: The battle for a Jones Street majority
The US Senate race has been sucking up so much oxygen during this campaign season. I thought it might be time to check in with some folks who are intimately
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