Tag: NCGA

Solar panels contaminating our water?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Southeastern North Carolina residents are wrapped up in turmoil over contamination of water in the Cape Fear River by GenX. Meanwhile, in Raleigh, legislators are whoring themselves out to the

#ncpol: “Um, Dallas called.” (And WE have the voicemail!)

Posted on February 17, 2018February 17, 2018 by Brant Clifton

You just never know what that little cartoon character up at state GOP HQ will do next. The state Democrats have been all over social media about this “Blue Monday”

#ncga: Senate dist. 25 GOP primary could set off touchy “family feud”

Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina Senate District 25 now includes Moore, Scotland, Anson and Richmond Counties. It has an incumbent, Republican Tom McInnis of Richmond County. McInnis has filed for reelection and, for

#ncga: A primary for Kelly Hastings

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Brant Clifton

He’s played games with his campaign fund — paying himself, paying family. He’s taken a walk on key votes in the House. He’s hung so close to leadership (i.e., Speaker

#ncga: Traveling & Eating (on special interests’ dime) with Jason

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Only in America — specifically North Carolina and the NCGOP — can a guy go from broke and unemployed to making major financial decisions for the future of the state

#ncga: NC Dems blast Crone for playing nice with Dollar

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Brant Clifton

I have a lot of respect for Democrat uber-consultant / NC Spin regular Brad Crone. I disagree with him on just about everything issues-wise. But he does have an interesting,

#ncga: A GOPer & Dem to take on Moore’s Boles

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Brant Clifton

For a Republican elected official in rock-ribbed Republican Moore County, a Democrat opponent is (1) a rarity, and (2) usually little more than an annoyance, like a fly buzzing around

Another one bites the Blust — um, dust

Posted on February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Bert Jones. Carl Ford. Chris Millis. And now John Blust. Leaders in the state House’s tiny conservative minority are calling it quits in this cycle It must be tough to

$17 million worth of Dee-versity!!! (Um, yay?)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got yet another nugget for you to feast on and seethe over the next time some pointy-headed edu-crat tries to tell you there just isn’t enough of other people’s

#ncga: Hey, here’s a thought. GIVE IT BACK.

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Brant Clifton

It must have been quite a spectacle on Jones Street yesterday listening to all those honorables lecturing the Democrat administration about ethics. ( *Because we ALL KNOW that pay-to-play, sleazy