I read the John Locke piece by John Hood (http://www.ncspin.com/2013/03/05/updating-nc-job-numbers/?fb_source=pubv1) on jobs and unemployment and had to chuckle at the arm-reach for a positive message... Read More
North Carolina is faced with great challenges and new opportunities that require thoughtful, considerate debate. Now more than ever our lawmakers and government workers need access to reliable... Read More
Has North Carolina’s economy turned the corner? It depends on how you define “turn the corner.” And it depends on what measure you choose. In politics, the measure that typically gets the most... Read More
State legislative leaders like to throw around the word “reform” when describing their plans for North Carolina. They want to reform our schools, reform our tax code, reform our health care system... Read More
Tricky Dick would be proud. No, not about seeing his political dirty tricks turned against a fellow Republican, but he’d at least admire the spirit of America Votes, the group whose leader last week... Read More
You cannot dispute the fact North Carolina’s leaders have not spent enough time reviewing and revising state government. We’ve devoted more time to adding to and less time paring from so it is... Read More
Tom Campell moderates this panel discussion on tax reform, which was held Feb. 26, 2013 as part of the NC Farm Bureau Leadership Conference. The panelists are Senator Bob Rucho, sponsor of the tax... Read More
Belonging to a political party and espousing values that define political ideology on a spectrum are not always the easiest concepts to grasp. Many folks respond to poll questions about their ideology... Read More
The American Association of School Administrators recently honored Mark Edwards, Superintendent of the Mooresville Graded School District, as National Superintendent of the Year. In making the... Read More
Democrats took a thumpkin’ in 2010 and 2012 North Carolina elections. For more than a century they ruled the roost in state government (with the exception of Governors Holshouser and Martin and the... Read More
