Salary breakthrough on budget
Day 56 and still no state budget. But there is proof lawmakers are getting closer. Lawmakers appear to finally be making progress on a budget deal. They announced Wednesday they've come to an... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Creating straw men to avoid actual arguments
Rob Christensen in this article takes the typical progressive debate tactic of completely mischaracterizing an opposing viewpoint, and then addressing that conjured up caricature rather than the... Read More
Republicans do about face on lottery
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 25, 2015. It was 10 years ago this Sunday that the North Carolina Senate created a state lottery despite the opposition of all 21 Republican members. How... Read More
Two examples of bad government
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 26, 2015. We can only surmise that the Honorables must enjoy the weather in Raleigh this time of year as they seem to be in no hurry to leave. The July... Read More
Bonner bridge replacement can't come fast enough
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 25, 2015. People from around the world have passed over the Bonner Bridge, that high-span landmark that connects North Carolina’s Hatteras Island with... Read More
Novo Nordisk to add nearly 700 jobs in Johnston County expansion
Novo Nordisk is expanding its drug-making presence in Johnston County with a facility that will add at least 691 jobs. The average wage will be $68,420, which is more than Johnston County's average... Read More
Research shows promise of choice
As a very public advocate of parental choice in education for most of my adult life, I am used to having my intentions questioned. It’s a family tradition. My parents, both of whom were career... Read More
Renewable mandates mean NC taxpayers pay twice
North Carolinians are forced to pay twice to prop up the state’s renewable energy lobby: once in the form of higher taxes and again for higher electric bills to support a Renewable Energy Portfolio... Read More
Invoking inspiration from Shakespeare this election season
With the start of school, some Shakespearean snippets on the silly season we are all suffering through in politics: Now is the summer of voters’ discontent, Made glorious by these sons of Trump and... Read More
Government in inaction
A now-retired lobbyist who observed the legislature for many years offers this take on the current session: The revelation that the General Assembly needs more time to agree to a state budget is not... Read More
