Stein-ball in Asheville: A not so full house.
There hasn’t been too much crowing about the inaugural effort of senator-elect Bob Steinburg’s Wolfestein Group. Steinburg loves to brag about himself and his work. It’s not like him to
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#ncga: Leadership, lobbyists conspiring to topple Folwell?
I’ve always suspected that what WE want runs a distant second to what the deep-pocketed Raleigh lobbyists want. This kerfuffle between the hospital lobby and treasurer Dale Folwell over reforming
Continue reading#ncga: The Great Timmy Telephone Tap Terror
You know life is not so going so well when people are scared to talk to you for fear of ending up part of a criminal investigation. Taking a page
Continue reading#ncga: Gun Lobby targets Bill Rabon
Grass Roots North Carolina, one of the more influential Second Amendment groups in the state, is baring its fangs and showing its claws at senator Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), chairman of
Continue reading#ncga: Moore money, Moore problems.
At least THAT is the name of a new website that has popped up. No, it’s not talking about my beloved county of residence, but about the pride and joy
Continue readingSteinburg can’t GIVE tickets away to his tax-funded basketball fiasco
According to Asheville officials, tickets to the visitcurrituckobx.com Battle for The Blue Ridge are — in fact — slower than molasses: The “Battle in the Blue Ridge” basketball tournament that
Continue readingN&O punks try to smear Republicans, rural voters ONE MORE TIME
This is how they got the name “drive-bys.” They show up at a story, cause a lot of chaos, and then speed away. Someone else is left to clean up
Continue reading#ncga: TWO MORE justices?
I am hearing from sources inside and outside the legislative building in Raleigh that the GOP super-majority will attempt to use its last days in power to ram through an
Continue readingNC Dems take Tilli$$$’s old NC House seat
For the first time in at least sixteen years, the residents of North Carolina House district 98 in Mecklenburg County will be represented by a DEMOCRAT. Conservative champion — and
Continue readingA post-mortem on Tuesday. (Look, Ma. We’re goin’ backwards.)
For Republicans and conservatives across North Carolina, there was not a whole lot to cheer about Tuesday night. Our side got out-hustled, out-strategized, out-raised, out-marketed. *Out-EVERYTHINGED.* To satisfy the folks
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