Tag: NCGA

Anti-Folwell bill passes House Health Committee by voice vote, Moves ON.

Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve seen it time and again: SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY TALKS. The solar goons have worked their black magic by raining cash down on Jones Street. And now the

#ncga: Anti- Folwell lynch mob tried to hide the facts. (We found them.)

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Josh Dobson tried — tried — tried to keep this quiet until the committee hearing tomorrow. (He REALLY tried.) Soooooooooooo — Doing NOTHING, like the bought-and-paid for

#ncga: Just say HELL NO to a voice vote

Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Brant Clifton

In tomorrow’s attempted ‘hit’ on treasurer Dale Folwell, many of the gutless denizens of Jones Street will demonstrate their love for the special interest dollar and hatred of the

#ncga: Bill tying Dale Folwell’s hands on state health plan slated for committee action Tuesday

Posted on March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell simply wants to introduce a little transparency into the relationship between health care providers and the state health plan: share some specifics about what you’re

#ncpol: The party of Medicaid Expansion ????

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Yep. The crew that convinced all those elected Republicans in Raleigh to become WHORES for subsidized solar shysters is now working to convince the NCGOP to include Medicaid expansion

Moore County commissioners lash out at county’s state legislators

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s been rare to see something like this in collegial, get-along Republican Moore County. But here it is, in a prepared statement from Moore County government: Senator Tom McInnis

#ncga: House’s anti-Folwell bill sitting in Murphy’s Health committee

Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Remember how we told you about the hospital lobby drafting a bill clipping treasurer Dale Folwell’s wings and passing out a lot of cash to get the House to

#ncga: House bill seeks in-state tuition for illegal aliens

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Check out HB 319 filed on Thursday. Sure, its sponsors are a bunch of Democrats. Sure, it’s filed in a Republican-controlled chamber. But with a smaller majority, and a

#ncpol: N&O’s ‘Randy Andy’ breaks from Twitter to lead new driveby assault on GOPer

Posted on March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The newest kid on the block at The N&O has learned that place’s playbook very quickly and very well. You’ll typically find Paul A. “Andy” Specht on social media posting

The next scandal to smack Raleigh

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Brant Clifton

To get a preview, just look at what’s already happening south of our state border: Horry County Schools’ $220 million deal with a contractor to build five new schools