Think back to 2006 with me. We had a conservative firebrand GOP legislator, representing a district near Charlotte, who was making headlines by criticizing the leadership of the state House (at the time, Democrat Jim Black and "Republican" Richard Morgan).
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013 @ 9:46 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Bill Clinton staged an incredible comeback in 1996, following the HillaryCare fiasco, by practicing triangulation -- positioning himself somewhere between the liberalism of his fellow Democrats and the conservatism of the Republicans.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 2:14 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's a year before the primary vote to pick a GOP challenger to North Carolina's "Accidental Senator."™
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Hard as it may be to believe at the moment, given all the news and chatter coming out of Jones Street, the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is about to enter its final phase.
Published: Sunday, May 5th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thom Tillis and his team in the state House have pushed through a voter ID bill, but Jay DeLancey is NOT IMPRESSED.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 10:09 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's one of the worst kept secrets in North Carolina that state House speaker Thom Tillis aspires to replace Kay Hagan in the United States Senate.
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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A requirement for voters to show ID at the polls, and special licensing for non-citizens would appear to be no-brainers for the state GOP after winning an overwhelming majority and mandate in 2012.
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2013 @ 11:12 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina legislators seriously talked up tolls on I-95 in 2011 and 2012, but that idea got shot down by Renee Ellmers, Mike McIntyre, a number of legislators with districts along the interstate thoroughfare, and a huge outcry from the citizenry.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 5:57 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The dictation pool in the McClatchy newsroom has regurgitated a press release talking about a new "House Republican group".
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 @ 1:56 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Charlotte area is riding high in our fair state capital these days. The governor is a former mayor of The Queen City.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2013 @ 1:39 am
By: Brant Clifton
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It's becoming increasingly clear that the state House leadership and the governor's office are working in tandem.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2013 @ 11:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Gov. Pat McCrory's budget director distanced the Republican chief executive from a proposal to eliminate income taxes in North Carolina and expressed his own "great concerns" with the concept being floated by leading GOP lawmakers.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2013 @ 3:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Chris Fitzsimon and the rest of the portside gang are beside themselves -- thinking that the free market terror is going to sweep across the four corners of the beltline and seep into the state's hinterlands.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 5:41 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Let's recap. We have record unemployment, and one of the highest gas tax burdens in America.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2012 @ 12:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It's quite a rarity to find myself agreeing with Chris Fitzsimon. But I'm in one of those moments. (What's next? Cats and dogs living together?)
Published: Saturday, December 1st, 2012 @ 7:02 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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State House Republicans are meeting today to decide who will lead them through the next legislative session in Raleigh. A lot of the current leadership is running again, while a few challengers have jumped in.
Published: Sunday, November 18th, 2012 @ 1:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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When statistics came out in early August that North Carolina high school graduation rates had topped 80 percent for the first time in memory, politicians from both sides of the aisle were quick to claim credit and point fingers.
Published: Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 @ 5:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some lobbyists recently received an email from the reelection campaign of House Speaker Thom Tillis asking for money. State law prohibits lawmakers from soliciting lobbyists for campaign contributions.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 11:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Don't look now, but North Carolina seems to have survived a significant reduction in the duration of the state's legislative sessions.
Published: Friday, August 17th, 2012 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The days of lawmakers rummaging through stacks of paper on their chamber desks could be numbered.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kinston, NC native Stephen A. LaRoque, A Republican legislator in the NC House representing the 10th District, has been indictedeight criminal counts related to alleged theft from programs that receive federal funds.
Published: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 @ 9:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday, ending a two-year session that saw Republicans in a majority for only the second time in more than a century.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 4:21 pm
By: Bill Cook
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North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis and Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, House Majority Leader, released the following statements today after the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Bev Perdue's veto of Senate Bill 416, which modifies the procedures for the death penalty.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue on Friday said she planned to veto the budget adjustments passed by the GOP-dominated General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 4:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Saying she would never turn her back on North Carolina's children, Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue urged GOP legislative leaders to find more money for education in the waning days of the 2012 short session.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bill Cook: We have a good budget and the adjustments to our pervious budget are detailed below. If she vetoes this budget bill, we will try a veto override on Friday or maybe Monday. We have done it in the past and I think we can override her this time.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 @ 7:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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What Led Self-professed Conservative Walter Jones to Endorse Self-professed Liberal Arthur Williams?This system worked quite well; they were a great team - Ed was unbeatable and Arthur was to be the ascending Democrat in one local seat or another, after Ed retired, and Ed did one day retire.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2012 @ 1:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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