#ncga: A budget surplus ??? (GIVE IT BACK)
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,
Continue readingGuess 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,
Continue readingShame 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
Continue readingMoore 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
Continue readingA 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
Continue readingThe American Conservative Union always has me a bit skeptical. They have that word “conservative” in their name, but the flavor of much of what they do is GOPe.
Continue readingInquiring minds WANT TO KNOW: Is Speaker Timmy already screwing over a significant number of members of his caucus? Apparently, so. Tim Moore was one of a number of legislators
Continue readingThe General Assembly is back in session today. Those AMEX and Tom James Company bills need to be paid. So, the army of lobbyists that keeps that puzzle palace afloat
Continue readingYep, that’s how it feels to find oneself on the same side of a debate with the ACLU: Officials with the ACLU of N.C. are taking aim at a Republican
Continue readingLet’s look at our buddy Kelly Hastings’s end-of-year campaign finance report. The Republican state representative from out west had NO opposition in 2016. He’s made a habit of paying himself
Continue readingThey are safe from the wrath of the voters for two more years. So, of course, the final information for 2016 is now out. Jason Saine is quite the political Horatio
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