#NCSEN: An Orwellian endorsement
National Right to Life has left quite a few people scratching their heads over its endorsement of Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s GOP US Senate primary. “Tillis is ‘the best
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NCGOP staffer at center of state elections complaint
We reported previously on a state elections complaint filed against North Carolina state Rep. Brian Brown (R). Brown, a House freshman, is locked in a primary contest with Ashley Bleau.
Continue readingUnfunded liabilities and North Carolina’s public debt shell game
Some observers though the GOP establishment in Raleigh might have bought off The John Locke Foundation when Gov. McCrory named Art Pope as his budget director. But, apparently, nobody told
Continue readingTholl Roads. Thaxation-by-GPS. Brought to you by a Republican administration.
We’re getting a lot of propaganda about the importance of beating Democrats this year. But HOW do you sell that idea when you have some Republicans who are as into
Continue readingTillis in 2006: Rhodes call for Morgan resignation a BAD IDEA
The 2002 power-sharing deal in the North Carolina House between Democrat Jim Black and Republican Richard Morgan was one of the most divisive, acrimonious periods in the state’s political history.
Continue readingRaleigh setting us up for ONE MORE hit to the wallet? (ahem, TOLL ROADS.)
We got hit with headlines this week suggesting that roadwork across the state could grind to a halt very soon –– thanks to the Federal Highway Trust Fund running out
Continue reading#NCGA: GOP legislator from Pitt County subject of state elections complaint
An Eastern North Carolina GOP leader has filed an official complaint against state Rep. Brian Brown (R-Pitt) filled with allegations of financial impropriety and “Pay to Play.” Todd Bennett of
Continue reading#NCSEN: Comparing 2006 Tillis to 2014 Tillis
We’re being sold the idea of Thom Tillis as a principled, pro-business conservative. Sometimes, to understand the present, you have to look at the past. Tillis burst onto the state
Continue readingChipping away at our rights in the name of efficiency and national security
We’ve got some pretty big races for US House and US Senate on the November ballot here in North Carolina. One very significant item on the November ballot is not
Continue readingSpending, more spending AND debt. Oh, My!
A new study reveals that North Carolina state government’s total spending on debt service — since 2003 — has grown 165 percent. Sarah Curry of The John Locke Foundation gives
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