The legislature may trim the number of members serving on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors from 32 to 24, according to a top House lawmaker. Rules Chairman David Lewis, R-Harnett... Read More
With all the furor and protests accompanying the launch of the Donald Trump administration, you might assume there’s little room for bipartisan cooperation in Washington. That assumption is mistaken... Read More
School officials say they need more money to fulfill an unfunded mandate from the legislature so, to exert political leverage on lawmakers, they’re citing the dreadful cuts they’ll have to make... Read More
There is a good bit of uncertainty in North Carolina when it comes to the courts despite a very clear agenda on the path forward. The two issues that will almost certainly dominate headlines this year... Read More
Legislative redistricting reform proponents on the Left have become more vocal since Republicans took control of the legislature in 2010. Since 2010, proponents on the left have floated “independent... Read More
Donald Trump was blunt, saying his Presidency is going to be about taking power away from the Washington Politicians and giving it back to the people. I’d like to say, Amen. But is Donald Trump... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 26, 2016. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will be calling for a “major investigation” into voter fraud (or, as he put it: “VOTER FRAUD... Read More
As 2016 wound down, North Carolina -- and the nation -- closed the book on a divisive and unpredictable election year. Unfortunately it seems likely that partisan politics will continue to set the... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 24, 2017. And the beat goes on. Another day, more stupid Facebook posts and tweets from politicians. Sure, many people do that these days. But we still... Read More
The latest Civitas Poll shows that 70 percent of North Carolina likely voters polled believe that “state lawmakers need to do more to expand educational options for families.” Furthermore... Read More
