Cute answers not enough on charters
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 23, 2015. Republican N.C. Sen. Jerry Tillman wants to change who’s in charge of the administration and oversight of charter schools in North Carolina. He says... Read More
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Stopped in its tracks
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 23, 2015. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles reinforced Thursday what Greensboro residents and city leaders have said for months. The changes forced on... Read More
Is it worse for McCrory to be called Pat or irrelevant?
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
Bill to resume state executions due for Senate vote Monday night
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
N.C. Supreme Court says school vouchers are constitutional
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
Senate bill proposes ending DPI control of charter schools
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
Bill seeks to rein in educational bureaucracy
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
There has to be a better budget process
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
The story behind the ethics call the governor never got
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
Clinton comes to Raleigh for $2,700 per plate dinner
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
