*Surprise ! * New taxes make stuff cost more.
The mainstream media and their lefty politico allies are perpetually hollering about “fairness” in the tax code. *Those people who have accumulated all that cash need to have MORE of
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Under the Radar (and under the rug?): The senator and the mystery of the disappearing audit
Back in January, we got a whole lot of ethics-related news regarding state Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus). Apparently, he spent $100,000 in campaign funds — in an election
Continue reading#NCSEN: Roadkill & Richard, WHO ??????
State House Speaker — and US Senate candidate — Thom Tillis has been quite talkative lately via email. He’s tackled taxes and immigration, and has now moved on
Continue reading*Surprise, Surprise!* Robert Brawley gets primaried.
Moore County’s Richard Morgan set the standard for hard-nosed vindictive political tactics during his tenure in the NC House. If a legislator dared to “cross” him, Morgan would personally seek
Continue reading#NCGA: Tale of the Tesla
Between turkey-induced food comas this long weekend, I did a little reading. THIS Bloomberg piece — about the PR successes of the automaker Tesla — caught my
Continue reading#NCGA #NCSEN: Taking care of (HIS) Business?
According to official state records, House Speaker (and US Senate candidate) Thom Tillis and his wife are “owners” of Cornelius, NC-based Aquesta Bank. Tillis joined the state House in
Continue reading#NCGA: Taking care of (your own) business?
Jamie Boles is a long-time, respected funeral home director here in Moore County. He got elected to the state House in 2008 by primarying an incumbent legislator who he had
Continue reading#NCSEN: Going Rogue in Gates County?
One of the Tar Heel State’s smallest counties is speaking pretty loudly this week. Gates County is on the border with Virginia in the northeastern quadrant of
Continue readingThe politics of pre-school
The richest man in North Carolina was in DC to demand even more taxpayer-funded preschool: Jim Goodnight, the CEO of Cary software company SAS, spoke at
Continue reading#NCSEN: Court ruling makes Rep. Brawley’s monopoly accusation against Tillis stick
State Rep. Robert Brawley (R-Iredell) made headlines back in May thanks to a confrontation with Speaker Thom Tillis. That confrontation resulted in Brawley losing his committee chairmanship. (It’s unclear —
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