Pat McCrory never figured out how to handle North Carolina’s dismissive legislature. After 14 years as a mayor and with no state politics experience, Gov. McCrory was overmatched from Day 1. Though... Read More
Despite being vastly outspent by the campaign and supporters of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump won the 2016 election. Some are suggesting that the outcome has transformed the practice of American... Read More
Roy Cooper has just submitted his first budget proposal as governor of North Carolina. It is a political document — and I don’t mean that as an insult. Cooper is a Democrat facing Republican... Read More
As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it? For years, people around the state have... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 10, 2017. State legislators in North Carolina are paid less than $14,000 a year, so some of them trade their experience for more lucrative opportunities as... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 5, 2017. With his first budget proposal, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has staked out the high ground in supporting public education. We hope the state... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, reprinted in Greenville Daily Reflector, March 6, 2017. Three times last week, a state Senate committee summoned Larry Hall to be vetted for his appointment to head the... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, March 9, 2017. In North Carolina, you’re not old enough to vote until you are 18. But as young as 16, you’re old enough to automatically be tried as an adult, even... Read More
North Carolina’s current system of gerrymandered voting districts is indeed harmful. Undemocratic and alien to American values, gerrymandering – drawing electoral districts to favor certain... Read More
Unless things change soon, North Carolina taxpayers will be on the hook for at least $145 million a year for a voucher scheme that funds private, mostly religious schools with no idea about what the... Read More
