by Tom Terrell, attorney, published in Charlotte Observer, April 4, 2014. Like all of us, I watched the news unfold last week to learn about allegations that another elected official – this time one... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory waded into North Carolina’s Republican Senate primary Thursday, saying Thom Tillis has the best shot to beat Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in November. “I think Tillis has the best... Read More
by Craig Jarvis, News and Observer, April 3, 2014. State legislators on Thursday took their first look at the makings of a bill that would create North Carolina’s first public-private economic... Read More
It’s April, and the highest-profile primary contest of the year has turned predictably mean. When a race involves an obvious front-runner — in this case, state House Speaker Thom Tillis — and a... Read More
Liberal politicians, left-wing activists, and the teacher union* may not like it, but the North Carolina General Assembly is not about to abandon its reforms of teacher hiring, firing, and... Read More
It has become a familiar story. North Carolina political leaders talking about the benefits to the state of receiving a massive infusion of federal dollars to expand a state program, the jobs it will... Read More
Fewer North Carolina public school students are committing school crimes, getting suspensions, receiving corporal punishment and dropping out, according to new reports on 2012-13 school year data... Read More
North Carolina elections officials told state lawmakers Wednesday that they have identified hundreds, and potentially thousands, of voters who may have cast ballots in two states in the 2012 general... Read More
It’s amazing how fast politicians go from being all for openness and transparency to all-out for keeping public information from the public. Take the Republican legislators’ fight to keep... Read More
A doctor is a simple creature. He measures achievement by a straightforward standard – the Hippocratic Oath. A businessman also measures success by a simple standard – money, income and outgo... Read More
