Among the many points of contention between the state House's and Senate's competing budget proposals is a Senate plan that would cut millions from what the state doles out to school systems for... Read More
Eric likes sports, especially basketball. He likes his two-day-a-week job at Marbles Kids Museum. He loves attending his family's Lutheran church. Anchoring the 47-year-old's life is his group home... Read More
An elections analyst testified Monday that North Carolina’s new voting law had no discernible impact on black voter turnout in the 2014 election. But attorneys for the N.C. NAACP and other groups... Read More
Does it serve a clear public purpose to give lower-income families $4,200-a-year, taxpayer-funded scholarships so their children can attend private or religious schools? That was one of the main... Read More
Senator Tom Apodaca who’s gregarious and jovial and hard-nosed told the reporters, “The House went a little crazy with its budget” – then they asked about the Governor and he said, “The... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 27, 2015. At some point, we'd hope the message would be heard in the General Assembly: Stop stomping on local government. It's been a trend, starting in the... Read More
North Carolina tried an experiment, it was called NC GEAR. Government efficiency and performance based budgeting – ways to save dollars or use them more efficiently in state government. Governor... Read More
After two weeks, attorneys representing the N.C. NAACP and other groups rested their case Friday, having called more than 40 witnesses who testified either in court or via video depositions, that... Read More
There was absolutely nothing surprising about the North Carolina Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to uphold the constitutionality of the state’s new Opportunity Scholarship program. The outcome was... Read More
