We filled you in earlier about some John Bell-inspired skullduggery related to commercial fishing. Apparently, there are some new developments. At least that’s what Rep. Beverly Boswell (R-Dare) says in
Continue readingFerries are important modes of transportation for many of our state’s coastal residents. The NCDOT ferry division has been overseeing these ferry operations for years. Now, here come the honorables
Continue readingWe’ve got a budget deal. Despite the revelation earlier this year that we have a surplus of over a HALF BILLION DOLLARS, GOPe-controlled Jones Street is spending more and putting
Continue readingHouse majority leader John Bell is a nice guy. (I’ve actually talked with him.) You want to like him. You want to believe what he says. But then you remember
Continue readingWhat a difference a month makes. Last month, EVERYBODY was getting perfect scores from Civitas. A month later, after the solar scam has come and gone, there are only SEVEN
Continue readingA group of Republican US senators sent a letter to President Trump in late May encouraging him to pull out of the Paris Accord on “climate change.” Amazingly, only 22
Continue readingThe NC House Republican leadership is on the verge of helping Governor Roy Cooper keep another campaign promise: In a moment of bipartisan agreement, North Carolina lawmakers could eliminate the
Continue readingThe NCGOPe dominated North Carolina House dropped all pretenses of conservatism today and rammed through the subsidized solar lobby’s wildest fantasy today by a vote of 108-11. HB589 is
Continue readingGovernment subsidies for the solar industry are going up. (So is the bankruptcy rate in the industry.) It’s becoming more and more clear that solar — at best — is
Continue readingI first met the current Guilford County sheriff way back in 1988. He struck me as a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails ‘Dirty Harry’ kind of cop. In fact, one of my fondest
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