TWO more years ? (sigh)
Well, congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) has sent out an email to constituents announcing that she’s going to forego a run for the Senate and bless
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CHA-CHING: Meck Co. revaluation mess means BIG payday for lawyers
We reported earlier on how Mecklenburg County government screwed up the 2011 property revaluation — confiscating a whole lot more money than they should have from residents. Local legislators
Continue readingRobeson County case illustrates perils govt bureaucrats pose to charter schools
Robeson County — in southeastern North Carolina — is a prime example of where some serious education reform is needed. The county leads the state in nearly ALL of the
Continue readingFreedomWorks rates Carolinas lawmakers in DC
FreedomWorks — one of the Tea Party’s vanguards — has released its latest scorecards evaluating lawmakers on how they vote in terms of the limited government agenda. Lawmakers
Continue readingBeaufort county commissioner has choice words for NCGOP and Chairman Pope
County commissioners Stan Deatherage and Hood Richardson have fought a lot of good fights for the GOP in Beaufort County. They’ve locked horns with the Basnight machine
Continue readingLeaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-Waiting
For years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university
Continue readingWHAT education cuts?
Bill Barber’s cheering section / steno pool at McClatchy and WRAL have been bombarding us with stories about draconian spending cuts to education rammed through the GOP-dominated General Assembly. *Kids
Continue readingGreg Brannon: BOTH of NC’s senators need to join the fight to defund ObamaCare
Polling shows two-thirds to three-quarters of North Carolinians expressing serious dissatisfaction with ObamaCare. The North Carolina General Assembly has voted to refuse federal money earmarked for funding health insurance exchanges
Continue readingRenee Ellmers: hugging up tighter to the GOP’s left wing
She slipped into office in 2010 with enthusiastic Tea Party support — vanquishing Bob ” The Sidewalk Assassin” Etheridge. Lefties beat her up as a stalking horse for “tea-baggers.” But
Continue readingMcClatchy Rob: Phil Berger’s embrace of lower taxes, smaller govt betrays his working class roots
Rob “Mr. Politics” Christensen — who has spent THREE decades at The N&O missing stuff like John Edwards’s blonde with the camera, Mike Easley’s corruption, and Dennis
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