#ncga: Tiny Tim roars back
It appears that state Rep. Justin Burr’s public broadside struck a nerve with House speaker Tim Moore: Moore said in a phone interview he plans to seek the speakership for
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#ncga: Um, tell us how you REALLY feel.
For a while, I’ve been hearing that state Rep. Justin Burr has been learning a painful lesson: In politics, people will lie to you and stab you in the back.
Continue reading#ncga: Compliance. (Not so hard after all.)
It is A-mazing how a little embarrassing publicity can cause a pol to straighten up and fly right. We told you earlier about state Rep. John Torbett neglecting to file
Continue reading#ncga: Ready, contestants? It’s once again time to play the SCRUTINY game !
It’s great to see the drive-bys finally get into the game — following our lead on this whole questionable-campaign-spending thing. The N&O’s editorial page even got all huffy and puffy
Continue reading#ncga: A DOOZY of a GOP primary out west in HD 115
Democrat John Ager is expected to pursue a second term in this western North Carolina mountain district. He was one of the few bright spots for Democrats in 2014 —
Continue reading#ncpol: The Four T’s of 2016
The first week of December marks the shotgun start of the 2016 campaign season in North Carolina. That’s put-up-or-shut-up time. It’s when people have to step up and file for
Continue reading#ncga: Compliance is HARD.
We know all about senator Fletcher Hartsell. We’ve seen the video and copy detailing speaker Tim Moore’s campaign finance reporting challenges. We also saw state Rep. Kelly Hastings paying himself
Continue reading#ncga: EVEN MORE on The Granges, Blumenthal, Hillary, and Benghazi
Never before have I encountered a General Assembly matchup with a subplot that sounds so much like an episode of the Showtime series “Homeland.” Republican businesswoman Holly Grange and conservative activist
Continue reading#ncga: More on Osprey, The Granges, and Sidney Blumenthal
There has been a lot of heated back-and-forth in the nascent GOP primary for a vacant NC House seat in the Wilmington area. Conservative activist and New Hanover school board
Continue reading#ncpol: Let the ConnectNC Pork-fest shakedown BEGIN !!!
The ruling class is working overtime to convince us to allow them to shake even more change from our pockets to fund their vote-buying and other misadventures. IF ONLY they
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