With the crossover deadline a mere week away, state House lawmakers cruised through nearly 40 bills Thursday afternoon, most passing with little discussion after being extensively vetted in committees... Read More
A common theme unifying recent debates about tax reform in North Carolina and in Washington is the idea that the punitive tax treatment of business investment is a bad idea — because it discourages... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 19, 2017. We think they protest too much. Granted, the investigation released this week by Democracy North Carolina makes the state’s Republican Party look... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 20, 2017. North Carolina’s two U.S. senators toured Fort Bragg on Tuesday, and they encouraged the men and women in uniform to speak frankly about... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 16, 2017. The legislature swatted the other two branches of state government at once last week — quite a feat, even for this overly aggressive body. House... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 17, 2017. A recently-filed bipartisan state bill to eliminate labor sales tax is a solid start toward correcting a legislative misstep. There’s no reason it... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 20, 2017. Colleges and universities, we like to think, are bastions of robust debate, free speech and thoughtful exploration of even the most controversial issues... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 19, 2017. The General Assembly’s own Fiscal Research Division, not a partisan part of the state legislature, has some scary news for Republicans planning their... Read More
One of the joys of growing up in the 1970s was rotting your brain with Saturday morning cartoons while rotting your teeth with sugary cereal. But darned if they didn't sneak in some mental nutrition... Read More
Back during World War II, the US Army held military exercises called maneuvers in Anson County. My grandfather had a peach farm in Lilesville and also held the franchise for several brands of beer... Read More
