Tag: North Carolina

The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s

The truth comes roaring out of Tillis’s BIG, stupid mouth

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been trying to tell you people about this guy for the entire fifteen years this site has been up. Now, you’re learning the hard, painful way. Excuse us, Laura.

Screw Waldo. Where’s Jason Saine?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Super-sleuth Dan Kane did a good job unveiling former legislator Jason Saine‘s discreet disappearance from mega-lobbying firm The Southern Group. We think we’ve found some more interesting pieces to this

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling. It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley. And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you

(SIGH) Cooper by ELEVEN

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him

Tough-talking audit, alleged Medicaid fraud in NC: deja vu all over again

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Brant Clifton

A bit of a tizzy has arisen over state auditor Dave Boliek’s recent speech to an auditor’s conference: As fraud concerns ramp up across the country, particularly involving Medicaid, North

Dems & media: enforcing immigration will KILL NC’s graduation rate

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Brant Clifton

*Talk about a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeach.* Here’s the dependably Marxist N&O taking dictation for their comrades on the state board of education: North Carolina education leaders are warning that the state’s high

NC Treasurer adds former Richard Morgan crony to his team

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Many of you out there may remember the 2002 election where voters gave Republicans a 61-59 majority in the NC House. Out of the blue, a Republican member from Forsyth

Making us – ahem – Proud : Ethics probes hit NC’s DC delegation bipartisanly

Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

(Believe it or not: This report does not even touch on Tim Moore. ) It’s rare that members of our US House delegation. make national news. We’re usually stocked with

Tillis defends threats against the president