It is probably -- probably -- just a coincidence that Gov. Pat McCrory promised to veto a Senate plan to shift sales tax revenue from urban to rural counties just a few days after Sen. Tom Apodaca... Read More
State Senate leaders are moving ahead with a bill aimed at restarting executions in North Carolina. House Bill 774, titled the “Restoring Proper Justice Act,” would repeal the law requiring a... Read More
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday that the state's voucher program that gives taxpayer support for low-income students to attend private schools is constitutional. "Our review is... Read More
Administration and oversight for public charter schools has been handled by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for years — but Senator Jerry Tillman, a longtime supporter of charter... Read More
We’ve got a loaded docket, so let’s go ahead and get started,” Senator Louis Pate, Co-Chairman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said to a crowded room in the Legislative Office Building. It... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, July 22, 2015. Thirty-nine states in the union limit the number of days their legislatures can stay in session each year – some by state constitution, some by law... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 22, 2015. Sept. 29, 2014, was the kind of day that should rattle a governor. Sometime that Monday afternoon, Pat McCrory’s chief counsel, Bob Stephens, received... Read More
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a quick stop in North Carolina Wednesday evening for a private fundraiser at the home of a north Raleigh couple. The invitation suggests a... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 21, 2015. Monday marked a confluence of two matters both related to Confederate monuments. One happened in Alamance County. The other at the General Assembly... Read More
Isabel Najera was excited to vote in her first election as a U.S. citizen in 2014. The North Carolina mother of four did everything right to cast a ballot that would count. She registered in time... Read More
