N&O learns elections have consequences
This headline screams at us from today’s web site: Bill would give McCrory, legislature control of some state boards Wow. If you’re just reading the headline, you might be thinking
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NC Senate to Gov. Pat: We have final word on ObamaCare. (And that word is NO.)
The North Carolina Senate voted Monday to block expansion of Medicaid — a key component to the implementation of ObamaCare in NC. The move put the Republican
Continue readingMcCrory / Wood presser: kudos for calling out Medicaid waste, but new questions raised
Gov. Pat McCrory is getting kudos among the general populace for his tough comments on the state Medicare program at a Thursday press conference. Auditor Beth Wood
Continue readingMcCrory vs. UNC: Opening a Pandora’s box, inviting lefty jihad?
(No, lefty jihad is not an old basketball coach.) Gov. Pat has trained both barrels on the public education establishment — specifically those folks within the UNC
Continue readingNC Senate stands up to ObamaCare. (Mr. Tillis? Mr. McCrory? Who’s NEXT ???)
The Republican majority in the North Carolina Senate has put its money where its mouth is and introduced legislation allowing the state of North Carolina to
Continue readingTeam Charlotte SPLIT on voter ID details?
House Speaker Thom Tillis and Gov. Pat McCrory have BOTH said they would be willing to accept voter ID legislation that DOES NOT require an officially-issued photo
Continue readingCarolina Comeback?: kick people off unemployment, raise taxes, send state $$$$ to Carolina Panthers
One of Richard Morgan’s favorite legislators, Julia Howard, says we need to kick a bunch of people off of unemployment by July 1. In the meantime, legislators from Gov. Pat
Continue readingAs Gov. Pat goes, so goes Speaker Thom
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the state House leadership and the governor’s office are working in tandem. And NOT in a good way. Speaker Thom Tillis talks tough
Continue readingThe McCrory era SO FAR: ObamaCare surrender, “progressive” tax code, wind energy
Supposedly, our state is in the midst of a “conservative revolution.” But the message we’re getting out of our new administration in Raleigh is sounding a
Continue readingPope’s tax comments: Trial Balloon? Message from Gov Pat to NCGA? (Both?)
State budget director Art Pope — a/k/a Chris Fitzsimon’s bogey-man — made some news and raised some eyebrows with his recent comments about efforts in the
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