Thousands of demonstrators came to the capital Monday to either urge legislators coming to town for the first day of their regular session to stand firm in their support of HB2 or to throw it in the... Read More
Before the 1970s, presidential nominations were won in smoke-filled rooms as deals were cut between party bigwigs motivated by promises of appointments and federal largess for their states. After the... Read More
The irony of Obamacare is that its health insurance exchanges are suffering from a problem that was supposed to be avoided – what health economists call adverse selection. When health insurance... Read More
Seven former North Carolina Republican Party chairmen are calling for the ouster of current GOP Chairman Hasan Harnett, who has been embroiled in a battle with other party leaders. "We are... Read More
North Carolina's voter ID law is constitutional and should remain in effect, U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder ruled late Monday. "Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that Defendants have... Read More
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, April 21, 2016. Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) met with journalists Wednesday afternoon to announce the Senate’s priorities for the coming Short... Read More
Recently Wake County, the state’s second largest county in population, reduced the time between property revaluations from eight to four years. The change has created some confusion as well as... Read More
Republicans who control the state budget have been criticized for tax changes in recent years, as well as for the spending priorities they’ve expressed through state budgets. That comes with the... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and other supporters of HB2, North Carolina’s sweeping anti-LGBT law, are desperately still trying to convince us that it’s all about... Read More
North Carolina continues to impress. Our much-debated discrimination bill made it into the GOP presidential contest. Donald Trump came out against HB2 while Ted Cruz came out in support. Trump said... Read More
