Most of us have jobs, and with those jobs come certain benefits, most noticeably health care and retirement benefits. The same is true for state employees. Public school teachers, judges, elected... Read More
I'm told that one of the wise, old political operatives in the state recently remarked that do-nothing politicians in today's highly partisan environment move down a safer path than those who attempt... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 7, 2014. It should come as no surprise that people here don’t trust Duke Energy’s planned experiment on local trees with a “growth regulator.” This... Read More
Those wishing to cast a ballot in May’s primary election must register to vote by Friday – and this year the deadline is final. Since 2008, North Carolinians who missed the deadline got a second... Read More
While I was attending the Conservative Leadership Conference in Raleigh, I had the privilege of hearing Matt Kibbe, President of Freedom Works. His message was simple yet profound. His six points... Read More
In February, Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler declared that the North Carolina General Assembly had no authority to determine telecommunications policy in North Carolina. Well, okay... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 4, 2014. Stop running for office already. No, we’re not talking about those campaigning right this minute for elected offices that will be in play starting... Read More
by Bob Ashley, Editor, Durham Herald-Sun, April 5, 2014. If you wanted to know how Lizard Lick got that name – one of my favorites on the North Carolina map – you could, of course, Google it. But... Read More
As state transportation officials take up the knotty issue of how to pay for roads in the future, they better first understand the political thicket in which state legislators have left them. Members... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 5, 2014. These are not happy days on the state transportation front. Drooping tax revenues, higher construction costs and congressional dysfunction are... Read More
