Just when lawmakers hoped to finish the legislative session, hostility among Republican leaders flared amid negotiations on the $21 billion state budget plan. Gov. Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom... Read More
With $2 billion in cost overruns the past four years, Medicaid continues to be North Carolina’s most volatile political conundrum, and now unanswered questions about its spending and growth threaten... Read More
A lot of Democrats are “Ready for Hillary,” but is she? The doubts erupted after talked – and talked again – about whether she and Bill really are rich. The Washington Post headlined... Read More
For years they’ve been the best of buddies. Soul mates. Like peas and carrots. But, now, they’ve had a falling out…followed by blows being struck. Reaching into the treasury in Washington... Read More
Every year at the General Assembly members of the majority party in the House and Senate describe the budget put together by their chamber’s leaders as the best possible budget for North Carolina... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, June 24, 2014. Expect this week to bring good deal of posturing in Raleigh, as legislative leaders and Gov. Pat McCrory try to reconcile three budget proposals that... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 24, 2014. The state Senate recently approved what could be called the Judge Robert H. Hobgood provision. Hobgood has been a thorn in the side to legislative... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, June 24, 2014. At the federal level, the gulf between the Democratic-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House is a given and legislative gridlock is the... Read More
Advocates for gay and lesbian North Carolinians are calling on House Speaker Thom Tillis to explain his position on GLBT issues after inflammatory remarks on the House floor debate Tuesday by Tillis... Read More
North Carolina lawmakers may approve a "mini-budget" with a raise for public school teachers and adjourn until January without passing a complete fiscal 2015 state budget, state Sen. Tom Apodaca said... Read More
