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Hagan Knows She Has Tough Challenger in Tillis to Retain Her Senate Seat

Posted on June 9, 2014 by DRenegade

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) says that her Republican challenger in the November election, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis, will be a tough challenger in her re-election bid. “The stakes are high this year,” Hagan said to a crowd of … Continue reading →

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CNN: North Carolina’s Republican Tax Experiment

Posted on August 8, 2013 by DRenegade

Tax reform is still all talk, talk, talk in Washington. And many expect real action could take years. But not in North Carolina. The state has taken a very big first step in overhauling its tax code — enacting its … Continue reading →

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NC Republican Party Plays Politics with Our Second Amendment Rights

Posted on July 14, 2013 by DRenegade

As the 2013 North Carolina legislative session draws to a close, Republican senators and representatives are in the process of thumbing their collective noses at those of us who worked so hard to elect them last November. House Bill 937, … Continue reading →

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Alert: Stop NC state legislation to give driver’s licenses to illegals

Posted on July 13, 2013 by DRenegade

Immigration Reformers and Concerned Citizens, It’s not gone.  Speaker Thom Tillis has just allowed H.786, to give drivers permits to illegal aliens   STATE legislation to come up for a vote on the NC House floor THIS  MONDAY. At the … Continue reading →

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Is HB 937 Mired in ‘Dysfunction Junction’?

Posted on July 12, 2013 by DRenegade

Is HB 937 Mired in ‘Dysfunction Junction’? Long over-due bill languishes while Republican leaders haggle… Within sight of final victory, House Bill 937 (“Amend Various Firearms Laws”) for concealed carry  in restaurants, assemblies for which admission is charged, campuses, parades … Continue reading →

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GRNC Alert: Call For HB 937 Concurrence Now!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by DRenegade

Call For HB 937 Concurrence It has come to our attention that the office of NC House Speaker Thom Tillis has told callers that GRNC “supports” removal of the pistol purchase permit repeal from House Bill 937 and the replacement … Continue reading →

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GRNC Alert 5-7-13: House Republicans Stand Firm for Gun Owners

Posted on May 8, 2013 by DRenegade

Standing Firm In recent months, GRNC has spent plenty of time beating on Republican leaders for failing to “dance with the ones that brought them,” namely failure to move gun legislation after gun owners came out strong in the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Rep. Larry Pittman – God, Guns, and GUTS 2A+10A

Posted on April 30, 2013 by DRenegade
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GRNC Alert 4-17-13: NC Assembly elected by pro-gun voters needs to move pro-gun bills

Posted on April 17, 2013 by DRenegade

Are they forgetting that gun voters put them in office? Although promising bills have been introduced, such as SB 342, for restaurant carry, sponsored by Senators Buck Newton, Dan Soucek and Jeff Tarte, and co-sponsored by numerous legislators, including Rules … Continue reading →

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NCGOP convention delegate says Speaker Tillis, party vice-chair King ‘bullied’ her

Posted on June 7, 2012 by DRenegade

Carteret County Republican activist Jessica Hult had an eye-opening experience as a delegate to the recent NCGOP convention in Greensboro: “I’ve been a delegate to the state convention a number of times.  I’ve been to the national convention. I’ve NEVER had anyone talk … Continue reading →

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