Tag: NCGOP

NC Supreme Court: A right to privacy for sex offenders?

Posted on August 18, 2019August 18, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Elections have consequences. And, yes, the last two for our state’s high court have had significant ones — like THIS: Sex offenders have rights, too, and in some

Quite a SWAMP-clearing opportunity in 2020 NCGOP labor commissioner primary

Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Elevator Queen, Cherie Berry (R) — the lady whose picture you see every time you take a ride — is riding off into the sunset and

Grab your umbrellas. (Watch for falling drive-by crocodile tears.)

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

During the Richard Morgan-Jim Black reign of terror in the North Carolina House (2002-2006) it was quite common for “enemies” of House leadership to be assigned to windowless, out-of-the-way,

A financial investigation at NCGOP?

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s what one line item in the state party’s financial report appears to indicate: Here’s the website for Wilmington’s Financial Forensic. According to the website, here

The NCGOP: Speaker Timmy’s kid on the payroll. Michele Nix’s $$$. A $500K hole. (Who crashed the day care van?)

Posted on August 4, 2019August 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s always fun to take a peek at how the state party is spending what money it still has. Especially now that Dallas & The Defendant are gone from

#hayesscandal: Kicking the can down the road

Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Defense lawyers seem to be having their way with this one. The US attorney is a former Mecklenburg County DA who happens to be BFFs with Thom Tillis. The

The omitted details on the latest entry into the NC LtGov race

Posted on July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Campaign materials are identifying him as “Iraq War Veteran and current North Carolina National Guard soldier” Greg Gebhardt. But they left out some other important details: He’s registered with the

Tillis leads effort to keep crony capitalist Ex-Im Bank alive & kicking

Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Ex-Im Bank guarantees loans to foreigners so they can purportedly buy US-made goods. (Though, how much is actually MADE here anymore?) Conservatives cry foul over the continued existence

Medicaid expansion? THIS is gonna hurt.

Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Duke scholar, Dr. Christopher Conover, Ph.D., lays out a pretty damning case against Medicaid expansion in the January-February 2-17 issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal. Yet,

#ncga: While we’re on the subject of berating pols for over-the-top rhetoric …

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

How about THIS guy? Yes, that’s James Dawkins, Brunswick County Democrat, blaming state Rep. Frank Iler (R-Brunswick) for being “personally responsible” for deaths he says occurred because