Edmund Burke, the famous Irishman who supported the American Revolution, said that “the arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.” Opponents of Gov. Pat McCrory apparently take the... Read More
Editorial, News and Observer, August 22, 2013. After the 2013 session ended, state Sen. Neal Hunt sent his constituents a list of what he considers the accomplishments of the Republican-led... Read More
hey cut taxes and regulations, even repealed the “death tax.” They enacted voter IDs and school vouchers, tightened rules on abortion clinics and loosened laws on guns. They rejected federal... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law a sweeping regulatory overhaul Friday that reduces environmental regulations, supersedes some city ordinances and puts all rules currently in place under review... Read More
Tar Heel lawmakers’ efforts to make the state less attractive to sex traffickers are scoring points with the Polaris Project, which announced improved ratings on human trafficking laws in North... Read More
by Michael Warren, The Weekly Standard, August 22, 2013. Renee Ellmers, a sophomore Republican congresswoman from North Carolina, has criticized a conservative group's campaign to get congressional... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory is the first Republican governor in North Carolina to have veto power, but many political observers didn't expect him to use it on a Republican-controlled legislature. McCrory has... Read More
On July 30, Pat McCrory, North Carolina’s Republican governor, walked out of his mansion to a group of women protesting a law he’d signed that they said would close abortion clinics under the... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 22, 2013. Local governments, schools and recreation leagues need to be particularly careful about who is allowed to coach or otherwise mentor children and... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News and Record, August 24, 2013. Legislators don’t have to accept Gov. Pat McCrory’s vetoes of two bills passed this summer. “We got pretty good last year at overriding... Read More
