Session tweets
If you follow the N.C. General Assembly and aren’t on Twitter, you should be. Most state government news gets broken via Twitter today, and legislators, lobbyists and reporters go there to share... Read More
NC Spin Articles
UNC salaries dwarf those in other agencies
The average annual income in North Carolina is just over $40,000. But in September, senior-level bureaucrats in the University of North Carolina system’s General Administration — who take home six... Read More
N. C. Voters and the value of public education
NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS VALUE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND WANT MORE STATE INVESTMENT The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation recently commissioned a statewide survey on voter perceptions of public education in North... Read More
McCrory nominees held hostage
Nine nominees for key state jobs, ranging from judgeships to the Utilities Commission to the state school board, are being held hostage while Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders fight over an... Read More
Here's why our teachers are leaving
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, October 4, 2015. After this year’s marathon General Assembly session drew to a merciful close in Raleigh last week, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, fired... Read More
Jones Street 2015-- The good, the bad, the useless
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 3, 2015. There was more going on than punishment at the just-concluded session of the General Assembly. Some laws got passed. So did the budget, albeit... Read More
Advisory letter could permit bigger role for outside groups
Recently published guidance will pave the way for advocacy groups to more closely work with official campaign committees of candidates running for office in North Carolina. An advisory letter issued... Read More
Labor market woes are national
While North Carolina’s unemployment rate currently stands at just under 6 percent, some argue that problems in the state’s labor market are worse than that one statistic would indicate. They are... Read More
North Carolina remains stuck in reverse
New budget leaves state ill-equipped to promote prosperity or even meet basic needs State lawmakers concluded their 2015 session this week with a flurry of activity on a host of important... Read More
2015 Legislative session: worse than watching sausage being made
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 3, 2015. Watching the state legislature at work this session is worse than watching the proverbial sausage being made. Before ending its session early... Read More
