Editorial from Fayetteville Observer, July 17, 2013. There are few things that North Carolina needs more than jobs. With our unemployment rate seemingly immovable and one of the worst in the nation... Read More
From Winston-Salem Journal editorial, July 16, 2013. It seems like every third bill discussed in Raleigh this year carries “reform” in its title. But the latest so-called reform bill makes the... Read More
Editorial from Greensboro News-Record, July 17, 2013. If George Zimmerman had shot and killed Trayvon Martin in North Carolina instead of in Florida, he still might have been acquitted of any criminal... Read More
Thankful yet? You get a tax cut. And North Carolinians get more jobs. At least, that’s the theory. Cary Republican Rep. Nelson Dollar called it the “jobs bill of a generation.” Sen. Josh... Read More
North Carolina’s tax reform package, cutting the personal income tax rate, is the most significant plan likely to be approved in 2013, an analyst with a national tax reform organization said Tuesday... Read More
North Carolina is blessed with majestic mountains, expansive beaches, meandering rivers and streams and a year-around climate that begs our residents to go outside and play. We boast municipal, state... Read More
Editorial By News and Observer, July 16, 2013. You can put lipstick on a pig, it’s said, but it’s still just a pig. In ballyhooing a tax “reform” agreement that seems more a desperate attempt... Read More
On July 9, the New York Times editorial page portentously announced “The Decline of North Carolina.” The editors warned that ever since last November, when Republicans won the governor’s... Read More
North Carolina is yet another example of legislators wanting to play doctor, telling real doctors how to practice medicine and how to care for our patients. Medical decisions must be based on... Read More
In order to revise our tax system, the Senate proposal used a dull ax. The House/Governor/Final version used a sharp knife. The Senate proposal was wholesale and the House/Governor/Final version is... Read More
