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
NC Spin Articles
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
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
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
