Drivers' ed belongs in public schools
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 1, 2015. It’s not just a matter of money, but of public safety. The proposed Senate budget would still require public school districts to offer drivers... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Alert - sales tax might be expanded
Keep your eye on the N.C. General Assembly. Members are monkeying with taxes again, and you could soon face new sales tax charges where they haven’t existed before — such as at the vet’s office... Read More
There's a better way than political gerrymandering
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 2, 2015. In one of its final decisions before ending its term this week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Arizona's use of an independent commission to draw... Read More
TA's fight to save their jobs
Tamarah Hefner has worked for Catawba County schools for 26 years, driving elementary, middle and high school students to school at dawn and back home at dusk, then educating children in grades K... Read More
The lackadaisical start of the final budget debate
House and Senate leaders couldn’t meet their budget deadline of June 30, the end of the state fiscal year, so they approved a continuing budget resolution this week to give themselves 45 more days... Read More
Justices hear balance of powers arguments
Attorneys for North Carolina's current and past governors and legislative leaders offered the state Supreme Court Tuesday very different readings of the legislature's powers and limits in making... Read More
Federal trial next month won't address voter ID
A federal trial in Winston-Salem next month on several provisions of North Carolina's 2013 elections law won't consider challenges to the state's upcoming voter identification requirement in light of... Read More
Time to study 508 page budget
Let's say, for the sake of argument, that the average bill that passes the General Assembly is about four pages long. That probably not exactly correct, but it's probably not far off. If it's true... Read More
Time to strike a good deal
The state of North Carolina has begun its 2015-16 fiscal year with a continuing resolution instead of a budget. While it would certainly have been better if lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory had inked a... Read More
Now do you understand why the courts matter so much
With basic rights hanging by a thread, progressives need to redouble their commitment to the selection of good judges Progressives are gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of eminently... Read More
