Logan Smith
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before — a three-judge panel has struck down North Carolina’s gerrymandered congressional maps, throwing the upcoming election into turmoil. Didn’t we just leave this party? North Carolina voters have had enough. Anyone who thinks Republican leaders are remotely capable of drawing electoral maps that aren’t gerrymandered to benefit the GOP simply hasn’t…
Read MoreLacking the votes to override Cooper’s veto, Republicans continue to play games instead of governing RALEIGH — Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to Senate leader Phil Berger’s failure — once again — to hold a vote on Gov. Cooper’s veto of the Republican budget proposal: “How long are Republican…
Read MoreWell, folks, it’s time to hurry up and wait… again. After announcing that the Senate would vote on Monday whether or not to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of the GOP budget Senate Republicans decided, once again, not to vote because all the Democrats showed up. How long are Republican leaders going to keep playing games with the…
Read MoreNC Senate: “Sorry teachers, we can’t afford to give you a decent raise.”Also NC Senate: “$1 billion in corporate tax cuts? No problem!” RALEIGH — While North Carolina public school educators continue to work without the raises they were promised for the 2019-20 school year, Republican lawmakers are trying to ram through another $1 billion in…
Read MoreThis morning, House Minority Leader Darren Jackson challenged Republican leaders to take a lie detector test in order to settle competing claims over the budget ambush vote orchestrated by Speaker Tim Moore earlier this month. Republican leaders claim they merely took dishonest advantage of a miscommunication to House Democrats as if that wouldn’t be bad enough. Jackson…
Read MoreThe budget standoff has dragged past its 100th day, and although lawmakers are back in session this week, don’t expect a resolution before the state Senate adjourns for the year at the end of the month. On the other hand, don’t put it past Phil Berger to try to sneak a budget veto override through…
Read MoreSource: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting House Speaker Tim Moore is no stranger to corrupt deals and conflicts of interest. Well, it’s time to add one more to the list. In his capacity as House Speaker, Moore is currently overseeing legislation that would let Duke Energy raise rates on consumers. In his capacity as an attorney, Moore is…
Read MoreSource: Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting Another day, another example of Republican corruption. This time it comes in the form of a $500,000 “loan” given to Rep. David Lewis by a GOP donor who was later indicted for bribery along with fellow GOP mega-donor Greg Lindberg. Lewis says his friend John Gray gave him the $500,000 loan in…
Read MoreWhat was once just wishful thinking from the left has actually translated to significant action in Congress as the impeachment investigation into Donald Trump’s corrupt abuses of power gains steam. A government whistleblower has come forward to reveal that Trump asked the new president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his family on flimsy accusations of…
Read MoreSen. Phil Berger has promised that Senate Republicans will not repeat the budget ambush vote orchestrated by Speaker Tim Moore in the House last month — though Berger has a track record of dishonesty that should give pause to anyone who does not believe the word “gullible” is written on the ceiling. Republican leaders claim they merely…
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