For the first three weeks of this legislative session, the House and Senate puttered along. The House worked on its budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year, while the Senate considered few bills of note... Read More
Politicians of all parties and persuasions have one thing in common on the campaign trail: They are talking about economic growth. Actually, they’re talking about the lack of robust economic growth... Read More
Unproven model allows for charter takeover of state’s lowest-performing schools Rep. Cecil Brockman is admitting he could have been more eloquent. The first-term High Point Democrat, co-sponsor of... Read More
Fittingly, a polarized nation will have a polarized election between our two most polarizing politicians. It’s a real reality show, with voters telling one, “You’re fired,” and the other... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 2, 2016. What a horrible mess. Thousands of drivers across North Carolina — some in Forsyth County — have lost their licenses because of a backlog of court... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 3, 2016. For many North Carolina residents, the Affordable Care Act isn’t a good deal or a bad deal. It’s the only deal. More than 600,000 people in our... Read More
Federal judges declined Thursday to strike down the latest edition of North Carolina congressional district boundaries being used in next week's primary elections. A three-judge panel denied the... Read More
A proposal to rewrite long-standing environmental rules and spend half a million dollars on a questionable shellfish experiment is moving forward in the Senate budget, despite Democrats’ efforts to... Read More
Senate members voted 26-13 shortly after midnight Friday to give final approval to their 2016-17 spending proposal. Unlike Thursday morning, when the debate was contentious on several points before... Read More
I highlighted a few of my favorite things in the House budget two weeks ago. The Senate has put their budget together now, and there are things to like in it as well. Here are a few of my favorites... Read More
