Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the trail, November 11, 2015
• The State Board of Elections has produced a 60-second video (above) informing voters that — beginning next year — they’ll need to bring an ID to the polls. •…
Neal Hunt
Liberty
It’s Over: John Alexander Wins Wake County Senate District 15 Race
Democrat Tom Bradshaw was unable to overtake Republican John Alexander in the recount of the Senate District 15 race in Wake County. Alexander is now the official winner, replacing Republican…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, July 18, 2014
• In the open seat for the 6th Congressional District, Democratic nominee Laura Fjeld goes on the attack against her Republican foe Mark Walker, using statements from Walker’s runoff opponent…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, July 15, 2014
• It’s second primary, er, runoff day! Be sure to vote (if there’s a race in your area). Polls close at 7:30. Carolina Journal Online will have a full wrap-up…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, February 25, 2014
• Friday’s court decision halting Opportunity Scholarships, aka school vouchers, has divided the Democratic candidates seeking the nomination in the 12th Congressional District. State Rep. Marcus Brandon of Guilford County…
Liberty
Wake County Ground Zero In Democrats’ Fight To Pick Up Legislative Seats
John Hood discusses why Wake County is likely to be the focus for state Democrats in their quest to win seats in the legislature this fall. Analysis by two different…
Liberty
N&O editorials do little to halt the paper beclowning itself
The economic model in use by The News & Observer is rather, well, unique. I inferred some of the N&O’s Keys to Economic Growth a few weeks ago based on…
Energy
Thanks, high-rate cronies! (Bok, bok!)
Big Energy (the “morally correct” Big Energy, that is, the one that is allowed to raise rates on the poor captured ratepayers and engage in the worst of cronyism without…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Conferees Appointed for Budget Negotiations
The NC Senate appointed their conference committee members for the budget negotiations today. The House has not appointed conferees at this writing. All of the members are Republicans and have…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Trio to lead N.C. Senate’s budget efforts
Senate leader Phil Berger has named fellow Republican Sens. Pete Brunstetter, Neal Hunt, and Harry Brown to co-chair the Senate’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee in the new General Assembly. From Berger’s…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Senate voting recap: Proposed sales tax increase
For Tax Increase Against Tax Increase Austin M. Allran Bob Atwater Doug Berger Phil Berger Stan Bingham Harris Blake Dan Blue Andrew C. Brock Harry Brown Peter S. Brunstetter Chris…
Liberty
Key U.S. House races to watch in North Carolina
Here is my short list of key and/or interesting congressional primaries to track in North Carolina this year: 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Candidates Mike McIntyre, a Democrat first elected in 1996,…