Tag: NCGA

#ncga: Outlawing stuff that is already illegal

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Not long ago, a team of legislators led by Nelson Dollar introduced a bill making it illegal to crack down on law enforcement officers seeking to enforce immigration laws.

#ncga: Do legislators honestly believe their job is to make us all happy and successful?

Posted on February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Here is NC House majority leader John Bell: No, not really. Life is not always fair. Some people make it big in college football or basketball, the NBA, and the

#ncpol: Ol’ Roy and that pesky constitution

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Leftists tend to be creative types. That’s why they dominate and excel in the arts. In the legal community, they tend to take great pride in pulling stuff out of

#ncga: Nelson Dollar wants MORE dollars out of YOUR WALLET

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Poor Nelson. He apparently believes he’s not getting paid enough to hang out on Jones Street every day spending OUR MONEY. He, Pat Hurley and Rayne Turner have introduced HB

#ncga: State-subsidized internet? Pushed by Republicans? (SIGH)

Posted on February 11, 2017February 11, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Yep. State House Republicans are following the lead of Al Gore and Bill Clinton and pushing for broadband internet service in rural areas — paid for by YOU and ME. Reps.

#ncga: Our cute, cuddly FUBAR drivebys

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by Brant Clifton

You know those folks I am talking about. They are the ones who have done a horrible job for years keeping the people of North Carolina informed about the happenings

#ncga: A budget surplus ??? (GIVE IT BACK)

Posted on February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Guess what? They shook more money out of us than they needed: North Carolina government revenues are projected to exceed expectations by more than a half-billion dollars this fiscal year,

#ncga: GIMME FIVE DOLLARS!

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Shame on you, Greene County. Instead of deregulating, cutting taxes, or taking other steps to improve your business climate, you’re once again looking to squeeze some more money out of

#ncga: Time for Moore county legislators to produce, or GO HOME

Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Moore County and Randolph County are two of the most reliably Republican counties in the state. Political pros rank them somewhere in the R+20 or +30 range, which is a

#ncga: Dollar, Saine scoring political points at county govt expense

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Brant Clifton

A reader raised this possibility earlier. After looking into it, I think the reader may have a point. There was existing legislation granting property tax exemptions for the first $45,000