State officials revealed Wednesday that the well water at homes that received “do not drink” notifications from the N.C. health agency were most likely caused by naturally occurring levels of... Read More
Two-thousand and sixteen is a big election year in North Carolina—voters will chose their next Governor, U.S. Senator, Attorney General, all 170 state legislators and a number of other offices... Read More
Another state expands Medicaid while McCrory does nothing One of the more underreported stories of this week came from Louisiana where new Governor Jon Bel Edwards signed an executive order expanding... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, January 14, 2016. The conservative Tax Foundation has lauded North Carolina’s reform effort in recent years to reduce personal and corporate income taxes. And... Read More
Since Republicans won majorities in the North Carolina House and Senate in 2010, each subsequent legislative session has been dramatic and consequential. Lawmakers have reformed the tax code, reworked... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 14, 2016. The Tax Foundation, a conservative group that pushes tax reform, came to Raleigh on Tuesday to congratulate state lawmakers on a job well done... Read More
A group of animal rights and consumer protection organizations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to have a state law that allows employers to sue workers who conduct undercover... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 12, 2016. You don’t have to be a fan of sage superstar Willie Nelson to know that family farms and farmland are in decline throughout America today. We... Read More
I was catching up with my favorite 8-year-old recently, and the conversation turned, as so many do these days, to the election. No, not the U.S. presidential election, or the governor’s race, or... Read More
When one flees from ones homeland to escape persecution and danger, a refugee is born. So apropos to the Christmas story is this scenario where, with no room in the inn, a child was born in a manger... Read More
