by Craig Jarvis, News and Observer, June 3, 2014. Support for moving the State Bureau of Investigation under the governor’s control solidified Tuesday, as the proposal picked up support in the House... Read More
Close your eyes and you can almost see the Democrats’ vision for North Carolina. In this corner are expanded Medicaid benefits; in that corner are 99 weeks of unemployment insurance – though why... Read More
After overhauling taxes last year in a way that significantly reduced state resources and shifted the tax load away from the wealthiest taxpayers and profitable corporations and onto ordinary North... Read More
Our state legislators haven’t gotten a pay raise in years. Their salaries are among the worst in the country. I’m for giving them more. A lot more. But not without some strings attached. I’m... Read More
This week’s bad bill would subject half a million North Carolinians to an already overcrowded Medicaid system and strain its already skyrocketing and bloated budget. Senate Bill 730, sponsored by... Read More
As Democrats look to counter Senate Republicans on teacher pay, they should look outside the revenue box. The 11 percent raise/end tenure plan caught the headlines and seemed to catch Democrats... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, June 2, 2014. North Carolina’s auto insurance system is not broken, and consumers should be wary of the “fix” prescribed by a coalition of insurers seeking... Read More
One might expect legislators to be leery of big energy companies after Duke Energy spilled 39,000 tons of coal ash into a river that flows right through the Senate president pro tem’s hometown. But... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 2, 2014. Months of open hearings, public discussion and media analysis refine many notions that become state law. The end result may not be perfect, but this... Read More
On numerous occasions, I have visited the Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh to observe the workings of the General Assembly. If you have never been there, here are a few things that might take... Read More
