Media ignore wealthy funders on the left
WRAL’s Laura Leslie wrote about an Energy Forum held at the Legislature yesterday organized by opponents of renewable energy programs. (Translation from WRAL speak: opponents to taxpayer-funded... Read More
NC Spin Articles
What a difference a Speaker makes
What a difference a speaker makes. If you want to blame one person for this session of the legislature dragging into September, Tim Moore would be the man. It’s not because he’s failing. It’s... Read More
14 years after 9/11: Somehow, we must must forward together
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 11, 2015. Martin Niemцller, the German Lutheran, hit a universal note when he spoke about the Nazis and the disastrous folly of not standing against all... Read More
Budget end is near
With a state budget compromise nearing completion, the 2015 long legislative session soon will come to an end. Here are 10 highlights of the session on Jones Street so far this year: 1)Magistrates... Read More
Get NC tax reform right
After a lengthy and often messy process of both public and private negotiations, leaders of the North Carolina House and Senate appear to be on the cusp of completing a state spending plan for the... Read More
Congress must prioritize NC's transportation network
Considering the state of North Carolina’s roads and bridges, it’s hard to believe policymakers in Washington would duck their responsibility to provide long-term, ongoing funding for ours and the... Read More
Still badly troubled: The state of working North Carolina 2015
New report paints a sobering picture of North Carolina’s post-Great Recession recovery The Great Recession of the last decade that battered the North Carolina economy and sent state tax revenues... Read More
The growing concentration of power and the long overdue budget
It’s been more than a month since the state House voted to put a $2.85 billion bond issue before voters in November that would pay for infrastructure improvements and construction of buildings on... Read More
The RGB rules of political campaigns
Ross G. Bates passed away last week but he left us with these pearls of wisdom. A Republican friend of mine stumbled across this blog that Ross wrote and suggested we post it. It’s great advice... Read More
NC House and Senate agree: Hollywood fat cats deserve your tax dollars
According to a press release from House Speaker Moore's office, in spite of continued differences in state budget negotiations, the NC House and Senate have come to an agreement on the state's film... Read More
