Federal Judge upholds NC Voter ID law
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
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Senate priorities for short session: Balanced budget, cut taxes, increase teacher pay
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
You decide: What's the best timing for valuing property?
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
Good start on state savings
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
It's not about bathrooms, it's a last stand against LGBT rights
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
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
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
