A state budget built by a hammer
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, June 27, 2017. Watching what passes for state government in North Carolina these days can be discouraging. This week, it’s downright disheartening. We’re... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Budget takes from the needy and gives to the greedy
When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised to look after the “forgotten man.” Rural voters who felt left out by the economic recovery heard this promise and voted for Trump. Many of us did... Read More
Democrats in the wilderness
Earlier this week, a plane pulling a banner that read “Senator Heller: Keep your word. Vote no on Trumpcare” flew over West Virginia. Unfortunately, Heller represents Nevada, not West Virginia... Read More
Politically driven judicial redistricting halted...for the time being
North Carolina lawmakers’ latest attempt to insert politics into the judiciary was thwarted Tuesday but is expected to be taken up again the next time they gather in Raleigh. Legislators unveiled... Read More
NC film industry gets a boost
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, reprinted in The Burlington Times-News, June 27, 2017. We wish North Carolina didn’t have to play the incentives game to lure businesses here. But as long as other... Read More
Drug business is out of control
Isis and terrorism, though threats to national security, pale in comparison to the toll of illicit drug use on our human capital. The proposed Opioid Task Force is fast heading for a role as another... Read More
AG cuts will cost constituents
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein heads up the Department of Justice. He and the attorneys that he employs work for us, the people of North Carolina. They are our last line of defense against... Read More
Court denies motion to dismiss case against AG, grants injunction
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, June 29, 2017. A Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a motion to dismiss a case against the state Attorney General’s Office over environmental program funding... Read More
Why doesn't the legislature just make it illegal to be a Democrat?
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 30, 2017. Why doesn’t the N.C. General Assembly just go ahead and make it illegal to be a Democrat? Republican leaders mercilessly hacked the budgets of Gov... Read More
Can pro sports teams spur economic development?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, June 23, 2017. Anyone visiting my home office immediately knows something obvious about me. The multitude of red baseball hats shows I’m a big... Read More
