HB2 on the presidential stage
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
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There's more than HB2 entering legislative session
A new law approved by the North Carolina General Assembly during a special session last month addressing bathroom use by transgender people and limiting LGBT protections is still dominating headlines... Read More
Budget restraint creates options
My problem,” the notoriously reckless actor Errol Flynn was once reported to have quipped, “lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.” When it comes to state budgeting, too many... Read More
McCrory proposes $22.3 billion state budget
Gov. Pat McCrory on Friday outlined a proposed $22.3 billion state budget for 2016-17, which he plans to give to lawmakers when they convene in Raleigh next week. The proposal would increase spending... Read More
Elon Poll: Cities should be prohibited from passing certain ordinances
Support is growing for Democrat Roy Cooper in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Pat McCrory in North Carolina’s 2016 gubernatorial election, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Cooper... Read More
Time to refocus on rebuilding the infrastructure of opportunity
State lawmakers return to Raleigh Monday night for their summer session and they have a lot to talk about, HB2, education, teacher and state employee pay, economic development, Medicaid and the state... Read More
NBA Commissioner: Change in NC law needed for All-Star in Charlotte
Commissioner Adam Silver believes the NBA has been "crystal clear" that the 2017 All-Star Game only stays in Charlotte if a North Carolina law goes. Political and business leaders he's spoken with in... Read More
Retired judges to try hand at nonpartisan redistricting
Creating an independent redistricting commission might make intellectual sense. It might cut down on the partisan rancor that occasionally envelopes the state. It might help voters get more excited... Read More
Two ways forward on HB2
Is there any way for the opposing sides debating North Carolina’s House Bill 2 to move beyond the current impasse? The odds may be against it. But on two outstanding matters, in particular... Read More
Sensible discussion still possible on HB2
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 15, 2016. How we got to this point will be a sad and confusing chapter in North Carolina’s political and social history. First let’s say that Gov. Pat... Read More
