#ncga: Gettin’ PAID with Speaker Timmy
We’ve reported earlier on how the little guy from Cleveland County is making out like a Rockefeller thanks to his political connections. Now, it appears he’s spreading the love —
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#ncga: Steinburg paid fired, convicted aide with campaign funds
Diana London wore a lot of hats for rookie senator Bob Steinburg — legislative assistant, campaign manager, and employee of his sports marketing firm. London pleaded guilty in early December
Continue reading#ncga: Complaint against Speaker Timmy dismissed on NCSBE&EE’s last day of life
A liberal activist group had filed a complaint against State House speaker Tim Moore over some private business dealings in Chatham County. Apparently, the belief was that a Moore aide
Continue reading#ncga: (*CHOKE!*) Folding like one of Jason Saine’s suits.
I guess it was too much to expect the NCGOPe to stand strong for an embattled conservative member of their party. (Or even to fight for clean elections. Or defend
Continue reading#ncpol: A contact sport, indeed.
It appears that we’re starting to see some signs of fight in the NCGOPe. They’ve gone from rolling over and showing their bellies in the whole NC-09 affair, to showing
Continue readingN&O + lefty comrades say Speaker Timmy played ‘chicken’ with ethics
You will get no argument from us when alleging that Tim Moore is, um, ethically-challenged. We’ve reported at length about his shenanigans against fellow Republicans, his abandonment of the conservative
Continue readingNC-09: Josh Malcolm got some ‘splainin’ to do
Some Republican legislators want former state elections board chairman to offer up more details on his discussions with a top Bladen County Democrat prior to the November vote: Two Republican
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: A tangled ‘technical corrections’ web dating back to JULY
We’ve raised some questions about the pretty willy-nilly disbursement of $700,000 via the recent “technical corrections ” bill approved by the General Assembly. Several cases of five- and six-figures being
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Pat McElraft and ‘technical corrections’
We told you earlier about the honorables on Jones Street tossing around $700K of our money in a quite care-free fashion with little to no strings attached. At first, it
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Technical Corrections
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,
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