Republicans know the score
While the national and state media, along with a slew of Democratic and liberal pundits, are expressing outrage at this session of the General Assembly they ignore one obvious fact: Republicans are... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Delay on two bills leaves time for review
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 29, 2013. TAKE IT SLOW North Carolinians can be grateful for the Honorables' inaction this year on two controversial measures. The state Senate adjourned... Read More
Legislative session leaves state of shock
Editorial by Greensboro News and Record, July 28, 2013 An unhappy season, the state legislature’s 2013 session, has finally ended. Its impact will be felt far into the future. With control of the... Read More
2013-14 State Budget: Modest Spending Increase, Significant Legislative Changes
Nearly a month into the 2013-14 fiscal year, Gov. Pat McCrory is set to sign the state budget into law today. The budget spends a total of $20.6 billion, up about 2.5 percent from last year’s... Read More
GOP misses a historic opportunity
As the session neared its end last week with a House vote on the budget, Speaker Thom Tillis left his post and took a place among the representatives. Normally, the speaker doesn’t debate, but this... Read More
Wobble But Don't Fall
And so it begins.??After a weekend of online chatter, media spin, and political fulminations, there can be no doubt that the end of the 2013 legislative session was, in truth, the start of the... Read More
Where are we now North Carolina?
A few weeks ago I wrote in the New York Times that North Carolinians were so distracted by legislation they had no time to focus on what may be coming in a state budget. Our state struggles with the... Read More
Progress in North Carolina
Editorial by National Review, July 26, 2013. Democrats are terribly upset with Republicans in North Carolina: Having won the state house, the state senate, and the governorship, along with nine of... Read More
Giving Our Kids a Chance to Compete in the Global Economy Means High-Speed Broadband Capacity
In Mooresville, North Carolina, school may be out for summer, but the halls are not quiet. President Obama’s visit to Mooresville last month highlighted Mooresville Graded School District’s... Read More
Uneven economy cause for concern
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 22, 2013. The U.S. economy appeared to be doing well. A few months ago, it seemed that perhaps a true economic recovery was coming in 2013 or 2014. Then it... Read More
