other NC swamp Republicans support swamp big spending bill
Published: Friday, March 22nd, 2024 @ 1:34 pm
By: John Steed
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Congressional Republicans face a difficult choice this week, as Democrats have introduced a bill to save puppies but attached billions in unrelated spending.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 2:33 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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RINOs also support pork
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 7:08 pm
By: John Steed
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Rotten GOP leadership pushing it
Published: Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 @ 8:04 am
By: John Steed
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Good luck congresswoman
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: LifeZette
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When the legislature set April 28 as the return date for this legislative session, no one could have imagined this session would be so different from any that has ever come before.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 2:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The holiday season may be upon us, but there is no shortage of political happenings in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 8:31 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Is change progress. We ought not confuse the two lest we become confused.
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 @ 3:16 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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This month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3), a long-time warrior against wasteful spending, continued to speak out against the potential of Congress bringing back pork barrel spending projects, often know as earmarks
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This afternoon, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) spoke out strongly against the prospect of Congress bringing back pork barrel spending, commonly known as earmarks
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 6:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The plight of rural North Carolina, like the weather, generates lots of talk but little action
Published: Monday, August 21st, 2017 @ 3:23 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Two months ago, we featured as a Bad Bill of the Week HB 245, which was a bill that would funnel state taxpayer funds to a local children's museum in the bill sponsor's district.
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2015 @ 10:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Wikipedia defines "pork barrel" spending as "the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district."
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2015 @ 2:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It may sound like John McCain and Lindsey Graham, but the words are coming out of Speaker Thom Tillis's mouth.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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We heard this term bantered about when former state Rep. Richard Morgan and a handful of friends cut a deal with Jim Black and the Democrats to snatch a state House majority from the GOP.
Published: Saturday, October 4th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Now, it appears WCNC in Charlotte has found one more questionable scenario involving Tillis, some wealthy donors, their real estate deals, and the proposed I-77 toll lane project enthusiastically backed by Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The online dictionary defines “pork barrel” spending as “a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.”
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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We keep hearing that things being done by the Anointed One and his administration are "not legal".
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 6:51 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Hold on to your hats!! I am about to agree with something our glorious leader said. In talking about the National Debt and the Debt Limit, he laid the blame on the congress, those who control the purse strings. He was right (partly).
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2014 @ 12:52 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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