Sen. Richard M. Burr’s low-key, no-frills approach to politicking won him two Senate elections in North Carolina. Whether that carries him to a third term is up in the air. The Republican heads... Read More
The voter ID law will be back in federal court later this month. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder plans to hold a hearing Oct. 23 to get an update on efforts to settle the legal claims... Read More
Finally. With the 2015 General Assembly adjourned, there’s a lot for conservatives to celebrate. This was a session built on the principles that started to turn the state around in 2011. The third... Read More
by D. G. Martin, One-on-one and NC Bookwatch on UNC-TV, October 5, 2015. I know the kind of candidate the Republicans need to beat Hillary Clinton or any other Democratic candidate in next fall’s... Read More
If you follow the N.C. General Assembly and aren’t on Twitter, you should be. Most state government news gets broken via Twitter today, and legislators, lobbyists and reporters go there to share... Read More
The average annual income in North Carolina is just over $40,000. But in September, senior-level bureaucrats in the University of North Carolina system’s General Administration — who take home six... Read More
NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WANT MORE STATE INVESTMENT The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation recently commissioned a statewide survey on voter perceptions of public education in North... Read More
Nine nominees for key state jobs, ranging from judgeships to the Utilities Commission to the state school board, are being held hostage while Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders fight over an... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, October 4, 2015. After this year’s marathon General Assembly session drew to a merciful close in Raleigh last week, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, fired... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 3, 2015. There was more going on than punishment at the just-concluded session of the General Assembly. Some laws got passed. So did the budget, albeit... Read More
