A pair of ethics complaints lodged against Gov. Pat McCrory by the liberal advocacy group Progress NC have been dismissed by the State Ethics Commission. One complaint, filed in January, alleged that... Read More
Conserve [v. kuh n-surv] To use or manage wisely; preserve; save North Carolina’s Court of Appeals just threw a cold bucket of water on municipal governance. In ruling the State Assembly has the... Read More
Tom Reeder, one of the state’s top environmental regulatory officials, issued a video Monday in an effort to address critics’ claims about the Regulatory Reform Act of 2015. Reeder, assistant... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, November 3, 2015. Most years, the leaders of the General Assembly try to wind things up in July. In 2015, however, they lingered long past Labor Day and nearly made... Read More
Something surprising has happened in Raleigh: Republicans have suddenly become spendthrifts. And they’re even spending money on education, to boot. Of course, there is a catch: the money in question... Read More
Very bad decision. Sorry, but this will soil our Gov…” – Secretary of Public Safety Frank Perry The amateurishness of Governor McCrory’s office is chronic and sometimes comic, but now it has... Read More
Pat McCrory has long had a problem with the truth. He’s shown over and over again that he will say virtually anything to make himself sound good or to please his audience. So when McCrory says he... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, November 3, 2015. Oh, to be in Lake Wobegone, where all of the children are above average. Instead, North Carolina’s rankings from the National Assessment of... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 3, 2015. The past few weeks have not opened an era of distinction for the UNC Board of Governors. Quite the contrary. First the board furtively gathered... Read More
North Carolina schools got a mixed report from the latest independent tests, known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). During the coming political season, you should expect to... Read More
