Just when things were going so well. … Since 2011, the Republican-led General Assembly has restrained the growth of government, brought spending in line with revenue, paid down debt, put more money... Read More
The State Board of Elections is currently going through a process reviewing potential vendors to serve the state’s 100 county boards of election with new voting tabulation systems. All five will be... Read More
What can lawmakers consider during the 2018 short session? Not everything, because of limits imposed by the long session Adjournment Resolution. Important issues such as school funding... Read More
Former Gov. Pat McCrory was back in the news recently, this time over a pronouncement on his Charlotte radio gig about the racial changes in the Mecklenburg electoral environment and the clout of the... Read More
I just made my first visit to our Legislative Building since the new security procedures went into place. There were seven people working as efficiently as they could to move people through the... Read More
Can the experience of world-renowned musician and North Carolina native Joseph Robinson contribute to North Carolina’s on-going dialogue about the purpose and value of higher education? You be the... Read More
by Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, May 25, 2018. Two decades ago I wrote an op-ed piece discussing the idea of a mileage tax as a replacement for the gas tax. This was in the days before... Read More
In North Carolina and across the country, rank-and-file Democrats are counting on a big blue wave to wash over congressional, legislative, and local elections this year, as well as over gubernatorial... Read More
What do the people of North Carolina expect in return for their investment in public education? Put another way: What does the state of North Carolina expect to get for the revenue that is... Read More
North Carolina continues to be a popular destination for people across the country — and around the world — who are looking for a great place to live, work, invest, rear families, and retire. At... Read More
