State budget compromise released
After previewing the measure Monday afternoon, top North Carolina lawmakers posted the two-month-overdue budget compromise announced Monday online just before midnight. The 429-page bill and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Policy discussion needs to continue
The 2015 long legislative session has proven to be just that: long. Many productive ideas have been discussed, among them whether we should take advantage of low interest rates and construction costs... Read More
Not over until its over
Are the legislators really going home soon? Finally! Over the weekend at the UNC-Chapel Hill vs. N.C. A&T football game, House Speaker Tim Moore was all smiles as he confirmed news reports that... Read More
Taking on the state
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 9, 2015. Greensboro’s bill for fighting legislative changes to its City Council election system is $136,000, so far. That’s the city’s price for... Read More
Fewer split the difference
At this moment, political leaders and strategists in both the North Carolina Democratic and Republican parties are concocting the same kind of fantasy — that they’ll be able to wall off their... Read More
The best and worst schools in NC last year
Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data for all schools and school districts in the state. The release included school performance grades, end-of... Read More
Lawmakers reach budget deal
Senior North Carolina lawmakers say they have reached a tentative deal on a budget for the fiscal year that began more than 70 days ago. House Speaker Tim Moore and Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow... Read More
The missing part of the buzz over the state retirement system
House Minority Leader Larry Hall caused quite a stir at the Legislative Building this week by telling reporters that House and Senate budget negotiators were considering inserting a provision in the... Read More
It wasn't always this way
Academics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible and publicized pathology witnessed in cities such as Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Ferguson and others... Read More
The 7 top education issues in the state budget
Lawmakers have been making a lot of noise about how hard they’ve been working on a state budget that is more than two months overdue. Speaker Tim Moore tweeted Thursday that a framework for the... Read More
