Two weeks ago a group of state Senate leaders unveiled a plan to raise principal pay in North Carolina and raise funds for school construction in rural areas. Both are good ideas. Many small and poor... Read More
This looks familiar. A President’s election campaign is investigated by the FBI for possible lawbreaking. The media is hot on the trail. Deep Throats are leaking all over Washington. Congress is... Read More
It’s peculiar: My memory is far from perfect but I can’t recall either Jesse Helms or Jim Hunt spending taxpayers’ money to sue another politician – but these days it happens all the time: We... Read More
by Joe Killian, NC Policy Watch, March 23, 2017. Thursday marks one year since HB2 was signed into law, setting off a firestorm of controversy that led to statewide boycotts, mass protests and... Read More
Diane Rehm’s scheduled visit to Elon University on April 6 is reminding fans of her public radio program how much they miss her since her retirement at the beginning of this year. For 37 years her... Read More
Several Republican state senators are trying again this session to limit the expansion of wind power, saying new turbines could interfere with military flights. The bill filed Wednesday, the Military... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, reprinted by Jacksonville Daily News, March 21, 2017. Two Republican state senators, Tom McInnis of Rockingham and John Alexander of Raleigh, are sponsoring a bill... Read More
You have to give credit to state Republicans: They’re pretty clever. They keep finding simple issues to drive their voters to the polls while putting Democrats on the defensive, like an income tax... Read More
The Civitas Institute released its most recent poll numbers Thursday at a luncheon in downtown Raleigh, and the survey showed President Trump’s favorability rating in the state as positive for the... Read More
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Institute, March 22, 2017. Changes to the State Health Plan may be coming, following a vote of the State Health Plan Board of Trustees taking place today. State employees who... Read More
