In the legislature, “technical corrections” are sort of like the “consent agenda” you hear about in city council and county commissioner meetings. Meant to be for correcting things like spelling,
Continue readingThat’s the latest word from the bench amid the chaos of the Ninth Congressional District chaos: A three-judge panel overseeing a lawsuit challenging the current makeup of the North Carolina State
Continue readingWith politicians, it’s always fun to match what they’re saying and doing NOW, with what they said or did FIVE MINUTES ago, FIVE WEEKS ago, FIVE MONTHS ago, or even
Continue readingWe saw something today we’re not likely to see much of over the next two years: an overridden veto. The House and Senate overrode Roy Cooper’s veto of HB
Continue readingMark Harris is a Baptist preacher. He lives by the principle of loving your enemies. (The guy is waaaaaaaay too nice for politics.) After he lost the 2014 primary for
Continue readingIf IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, OH what a party we’d have. Here’s a statement from Senator Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell), the senate’s elections guru and counterpart to Rep.
Continue readingI know. I know. The guy who intersperses his vicious personal attacks on political foes with self-righteous proclamations about his ‘Christianity’ won’t do it. He’ll caterwaul and moan about his
Continue readingHe’s at the center of concurrent state and federal probes. But that didn’t stop his colleagues from reelecting state Rep. Tim Moore to another term as Speaker of the North
Continue readingIt’s interesting that the Elizabeth City paper has this in its hard copy edition, but not online. Seems like somebody is trying to do their part to keep the story
Continue readingOne of the more outspokenly liberal voices on Jones Street will be trying to fill Dan Forest’s chair after he vacates it to run for governor. Here’s state senator Terry
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