I am in receipt of documents that show the NC School Boards Association (NCSBA) has organized an Action Center to support their agenda. They are asking School Boards to contribute to that Action... Read More
There are about thirty-seven ways to get an appointment/job in a Governor's administration. The first is for the Governor to know you personally. He knows your character and capabilities. All other... Read More
If you are absolutely sure what is going to happen in next year’s midterm elections, my advice is to keep it confidential, tell just a few key folks, let them be awestruck by your prescience on... Read More
If you read much about the history of taxation in the United States, you begin to realize that a driving force behind tax policy has been the idea of creating fairness between different classes of... Read More
is getting hard to keep up with all the contradictions, falsehoods and confusing statements coming from Gov. Pat McCrory and his office. Wednesday morning McCrory appeared at the State Board of... Read More
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, September 9, 2013. As Gov. Pat McCrory’s newly appointed secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, Aldona Wos gave a speech to... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 9, 2013. It may not seem like it, but overall crime has gone down, both in North Carolina and the Cape Fear region. Statewide, the crime rate fell last... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 9, 2013. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s chief financial officer had bad news for his board members last month, and it was bad news for... Read More
If your goal is to foster economic growth and job creation, there’s a right way and a wrong way to cut taxes on business. Fortunately, Pat McCrory and the General Assembly made the right choice. The... Read More
What price should be paid for the sausage-making that goes on in state legislatures? As state budgets get tighter and spending cuts deeper, it's a hot topic in many jurisdictions. Data collected by... Read More
