Key budget writer ponders better approach to compensate and retain educators N.C. Rep. Craig Horn, an influential budget writer from Union County who chairs the House education appropriations... Read More
The federal government is “overreaching?” And forcing the state to make a decision too quickly? That’s your response after taking just a few hours to pass one of the worst examples of state... Read More
For years, Democrats in the South mastered the art of tacitly supporting the Democratic nominee for president and then avoiding any contact with him for the duration of the campaign. Rob Christensen... Read More
North Carolina Republicans began gathering in Greensboro Friday for their 2016 State Convention. These are normally events where people rally around candidates, platforms and their party. This year... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory has asked a federal court to declare that House Bill 2 does not discriminate against LBGT people, a reaction to the Obama administration's demand the state roll back the law... Read More
When it comes to economic growth, North Carolina is one of the Magnificent Seven. No, I’m not going to make an argument that the Tar Heel State is somehow analogous to the characters played by the... Read More
Given Donald Trump’s manifest weaknesses, Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next president of the United States. I don’t say that with anything other than disappointment, apprehension, and... Read More
State leaders stood in defense of the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the state saying that HB2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act and... Read More
Unhinged McCrory, more bad news from business leaders, and the feds weigh in The sweeping anti-LGBT law HB2 dominated the news in Raleigh for another week, as backroom discussions about changing the... Read More
by Jim Martin, former Governor of NC, published in Charlotte Observer, May 6, 2016. Having devoted the greater part of my life to building a competitive two-party system in the Carolinas and the South... Read More
