Low teacher pay and North Carolina’s position relative to other states are subjects much in the news lately. Numerous factors contribute to each of those situations. One factor is the cost of... Read More
A judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo identification requirement to vote that starts next year, even though lawmakers recently eased the mandate for... Read More
The Senate gave tentative approval today to a $2 billion bond proposal that voters would have to approve during the presidential primaries next year – but language in the bill seems to give the... Read More
After several major revisions, Medicaid reform that had delayed budget approvals during recent years passed the General Assembly on Tuesday. Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed the measure. "Under... Read More
by Laura Leslie, WRAL.com, September 23, 2015. Former Wake County Democratic state lawmaker Deborah Ross has resigned as attorney for Triangle Transit Authority to "focus" on a possible 2016 challenge... Read More
Toilets in the Dobbs Building were inoperable for much of the day Tuesday. The Dobbs building, one of several buildings constructed in the 1970s on the Halifax Mall in the State Government Complex in... Read More
Since the day the John Locke Foundation opened its doors two decades ago it’s stood steadfast for free markets and steadfast against government regulations but then the unexpected happened: Its two... Read More
The blog below is written by TAPster Daniel Gilligan, a policy consultant from Raleigh who has a keen eye for legislative follies: “New taxes shouldn’t be considered tax increases. That was the... Read More
The formal budget fight may be over in the General Assembly but the battle over education funding and the crusade to dismantle traditional public schools continue in the session’s waning days... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 22, 2015. The State Senate’s shortsighted vision for public schools is reflected again in its scaled-down $2 billion bond proposal released Monday... Read More
