The Brawley Censure: A parting shot from Speaker Thom
State House Republican leaders tried hard to spin the censure of one of their colleagues yesterday as anything but a vendetta executed at the order of Speaker Thom Tillis. We
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#NCGA: “Hey! Who put this horse head in my bed?”
Well, it appears Robert Brawley’s political career on Jones Street — and his relationship with the NCGOP powers that be — swims with the fishes. Just like Luca Brasi. He
Continue readingIs SOMEONE’S Potomac Fever screwing over NC’s microbrewers?
A Greensboro TV station ran a report about a local restauranteur frustrated about not being able to sell the beer he, himself, brews. State law requires wholesalers to be inserted into
Continue reading#NCGA: Protecting Tillis. Running out the clock. Blowing a great opportunity.
I had an interesting talk today with someone who has floor privileges in the legislative building to go along with his flashy job title. We talked about the passion being exhibited
Continue reading#NCGA: Medicaid FOR EVERYBODY !!!
Estimates for Medicaid’s shortfall in North Carolina are as high as $140 million. But that’s not stopping some of the honorables on Jones Street from proposing a dramatic expansion of
Continue reading#NCGA: Senate bill exempts temp foreign workers from state income tax withholding
The state of North Carolina has a more than $400 million revenue shortfall. The honorables on Jones Street are moaning about how they don’t have the money to give teachers
Continue reading#NCGA: Bill in House lays groundwork for more P3s and toll roads
Today’s House calendar includes a little nugget introduced by Rep. Frank Iler (R) with the innocuous label of HB 1126: “DOT Partnerships with Private Developers.” Here’s the text: A BILL
Continue reading#NCGA: Implementing Common Core via REPEAL?
Opponents of the Common Core curriculum for public school education are ramping up their efforts to get state House Bill 1061 through the North Carolina General Assembly. Some of the
Continue reading#NCGA: Agenda 21? Payoff to campaign contributors, lobbyist pals? (You make the call.)
In this case, I hate that I am right. The state Senate Finance Committee is taking up S99 (H440) a/k/a “North Carolina Benefit Corporation Act.” This sucker has been voted
Continue readingNCGA short session: Taking care of (his) business?
Well, the honorables are back at it on Jones Street for the so-called “short session.” So, we thought it would be fun to check out their agenda for this week. House
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