Gov. Pat McCrory

from PPP Poll at The Voter Update:

The Republican-controlled legislature also suffers in the court of public opinion, with 56 percent of voters disapproving of the job being done by state lawmakers. Democratic voters are especially displeased with the General Assembly, with just 10 percent giving that body a positive rating, while 20 percent of independents approve of the legislature. Slightly more Republican voters – 40 percent – disapprove of the legislature than the 36 percent who approve

.

Twitter report from TWC News 14: McCrory release says NC Board of Elections members are: Josh Howard, Paul Foley, Rhonda Amoroso, Joshua Malcolm, Maja Kricker #ncpol

Anyone on this blog know these folks?

Read more on expected changes to the state and local BOE from the Fayetteville Observer (Nov. 2012) here:

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/peoplesbusiness/November-2012/Republicans-w...

Martinez to join McCrory's press office

By Laura Leslie of WRAL.com

Posted: 10:09 p.m. today

McCrory spokeswoman Kim Genardo confirms Rick Martinez will join the governor's press office.

Martinez is Curtis Media Group's longtime news director for WPTF and NC News Network. He's also a conservative columnist for the News and Observer.

Martinez is McCrory's second local media hire. Genardo was the first, moving quickly from reporting on the governor at NBC 17 to a job as his spokesperson.

-----------------------------
(no comment)

folks who pay attention have been waiting for the mismanagement and un-management at DHHS to come to public attention for many years.

Now it has.

Link to the audit of DMA by State Auditor Beth Wood released at a press conference in Raleigh today:

http://www.ncauditor.net/EPSWeb/Reports/Performance/PER-2013-7291.pdf

I don't know how Gov. McCrory can flush out the many rats associated with DHHS and DMA. They've been bringing in their own for years.

Creating a new paradigm in pay-to-play politics:

The Foundation for North Carolina can take unlimited donations and legally does not have to disclose its donors. Gov. McCrory’s association with such an entity designed specifically for his benefit is a gaping loophole for corporations and lobbyists to circumvent campaign finance law. The potential for pay-to-play and conflicts of interests is staggering.

After witnessing McCrory's 2011 non-campaign campaign, in which he toured the state raking in speaker's fees and God knows what other forms of income, this Foundation gimmick comes as no surprise. What is a surprise is how casually the mainstream media has approached this issue. Back in the day, tons of money from unknown sources collected for vague reasons used to be a flag for reporters that corruption might be present, but today? Nary an eyebrow raised.

Unless you're too afraid to walk in another man's shoes:

Community leaders and advocates for the unemployed are calling on Gov. Pat McCrory to live for one week on the maximum employment benefit of $350 weekly that lawmakers are considering. Challenge sponsor Action NC will hold a news conference Monday in Raleigh. Action NC policy director Kevin Rogers says McCrory doesn't understand what it's like to live on so little money.

And for those who are so removed from reality they have their accountant balance their checkbook: if your monthly mortgage is $1,050, your light bill is $200, your cable bill is $100, and your cell phone costs $50, well. You better hope you're invited to a dinner party every night, 'cause you got nothin' left for groceries.

But the proof will be in the pudding:

The new governor pledged to be attentive to the needs of veterans and said he would use returning veterans as a recruitment tool to lure industries to locate or expand in North Carolina. "I hope to have veterans be part of our economic recovery," he told more than 400 people who gathered Saturday night at the Mid-town Hilton.

Considering that your Republican pals in the General Assembly ignored the pleas of the Ft. Bragg Garrison Commander and went forward with a bill helping loan sharks take advantage of our troops, you may have a little difficulty backing up that promise. And so far, they've completely ignored this problem: