Fiscal conservatism, WHERE ARE YOU?
We’ve come to grips with it being in its death throes in Raleigh. Let’s see how it’s doing in DC in the Trump era: The federal government spent
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Monkey Business Report: A tangled ‘technical corrections’ web dating back to JULY
We’ve raised some questions about the pretty willy-nilly disbursement of $700,000 via the recent “technical corrections ” bill approved by the General Assembly. Several cases of five- and six-figures being
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Pat McElraft and ‘technical corrections’
We told you earlier about the honorables on Jones Street tossing around $700K of our money in a quite care-free fashion with little to no strings attached. At first, it
Continue readingMonkey Business Report: Technical Corrections
In the legislature, “technical corrections” are sort of like the “consent agenda” you hear about in city council and county commissioner meetings. Meant to be for correcting things like spelling,
Continue readingAaaand NOW: The FEC report (NCGOP edition)
The other day, our pal Dallas was advising that we all take a look at the state party’s filings with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC). So, some of us did.
Continue reading#ncga: Berger cheers increased spending
I guess the days of bashing Democrats as “big spenders” are over. The GOPe appears sold on the concept of spending big. We learned recently that NC House Republicans were
Continue readingMonetary messes for many NC local governments
We’re coming up on the November elections. Many counties will have commissioners on the ballot. You’ll hear a lot about how great things are in your neck of the woods.
Continue reading‘Tricky Dick’ Burr: Big-spending tree-hugger
We told you a little earlier about our senior senator conspiring with one other RINO and ALL DEMOCRATS to kill substantial federal spending cuts in the Senate. The Wall Street
Continue reading#ncsen: Burr, Dems kill fed spending cuts
For all of you who argue we need to stick with every R through thick and thin, we submit one Richard Mauze Burr as Exhibit A in our rebuttal argument:
Continue reading#ncga: Charity calls out Tarte on his PORK
I thought it was unusual to see $200,000 tucked away in the recent budget agreement for “classroom supplies.” Those are normally appropriations handled by local governing entities — city
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