#NCGA: The great revenue chase
John Drescher’s pet shih-tzu sat in on a legislative tax committee hearing for us yesterday. (Better him than us.) There were a few newsworthy items that came out of what
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#NCGA #NCGOP: Has the O-Care sellout begun?
A few weeks ago, a leader of congressional Republicans told us we need to get over our ObamaCare angst because that monstrosity is here to stay. We’ve received word out
Continue reading#NCGA: Lights, camera — Cronyism !!!
Um, BOHICA, We’ve got a $445 million revenue shortfall at the state level. The honorables on Jones Street are getting ready to hit us with toll roads on top of
Continue reading#NCGA: The weather vane strategy on govt meddling in health care
Ask any Republican legislator in Raleigh — or any Republican serving in the Congress — and they will tell you they don’t like that BAD ObamaCare and they want it
Continue reading#NCGA: They’re BAAAACK !!! (Let the scams begin!)
The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday. The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger’s posterior. Makes sense. He IS the BMOC now — thanks to
Continue readingBOHICA Alert: With primaries over, NCGOP doubles down in push FOR toll roads
It’s no surprise that politicians save discussion of controversial issues until AFTER they have safely secured another term at the public trough. It appears the “honorables” on Jones Street are
Continue reading#NCGA: Did state senator hit-and-run?
Wow. Talk about bad timing. Two days before the primary elections, a state senator from coastal southeastern North Carolina is drawing scrutiny that could end up in a courtroom. WWAY-TV out
Continue readingA House Committee on Food Desert Zones. Seriously ?????
Yep. The honorables in the House of Thom have established a committee on food desert zones. That’s desert as in Sahara, and NOT as in cherry cheesecake (YUM). What’s a
Continue reading#NCGA: A few recommendations for our friends out there
Early voting gets started this week. We’ve got some primaries out there. We also have a lot of folks out there who are unopposed for renomination. A great way to
Continue reading#NCSEN: GOP legislator raises questions about speaker-turned-candidate Tillis
The feud between GOP state Reps. Robert Brawley and Thom Tillis is bubbling up again here late in the 2014 primary season. Brawley went public with his issues about Tillis,
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