#ncga: Steinburg STILL palling around with indicted aide
What does it take to lose your job — or at least get suspended from it — in the North Carolina General Assembly? Apparently, a felony indictment doesn’t matter. Diana
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#ncga: The “sore loser” shenanigan
As predicted, the “honorables” moved to protect themselves from the “scary” Constitution Party. Here’s the relevant passage in that same bill that appears to reward David Lewis’s buddy: The underlined
Continue reading#ncga: Election bill appears to benefit Lewis donor
The House committee dealing with election reform reported out a committee substitute to S486 yesterday. Those of you who follow state politics closely know that Rules Committee Chairman David Lewis
Continue reading#NCGOP: “We spend MORE than the Democrats. Vote for US!”
I never thought I’d see the day where the Republican Party bashed the Democrats for opposing increased spending. But here’s Dallas: […] Dallas Woodhouse, the state Republican Party executive director,
Continue reading#ncga: Charity calls out Tarte on his PORK
I thought it was unusual to see $200,000 tucked away in the recent budget agreement for “classroom supplies.” Those are normally appropriations handled by local governing entities — city
Continue reading#ncga: Viva Las Vegas! (Hey, let’s eat.)
Yes, boys and girls, that appears to be the theme for state Rep. Jason Saine’s Q1 2018 campaign finance report. He DID have a primary opponent, but it is amazing
Continue reading#ncpol: Takin’ care of business.
The Raleigh establishment raved about Democrats Richard Moore and Janet Cowell during their respective tenures in the state treasurer’s office. Current treasurer Dale Folwell has been quietly slaving away, during
Continue reading#ncga: Would you like some more debt with that?
The alleged conservative revolution in Raleigh is ramming through spending that is $1 billion MORE than what they passed last year. Two years ago, Raleigh gave us the hard sell
Continue readingKelly v. Dallas: You say REFUND, I say PARTY CONTRIBUTION.
“What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.” — Cool Hand Luke, 1967 ________ I guess it is all in the eye of the B.S. artist. In an earlier post,
Continue reading#NCGA: Primary-meddling, by the numbers.
We filled you in earlier about the aggressive tactics orchestrated by the NC Senate GOP caucus in the May primaries. A lot of mean things were said and done, and
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