Invest now, reap later
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 9, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory has stepped onto almost any available soapbox in recent weeks promoting his plan to let voters decide whether to incur bond debt... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate could send Medicaid reform bill to House today
The Senate on Monday night gave preliminary approval to House Bill 372, the Medicaid Transformation Act, by a 38-10 vote after a dispute over rules and decorum and a testy debate over whether this... Read More
Disagreement over long-term pension costs
A major problem is facing state employee pension plans. While many private corporations cut back pension programs due to limited funding or decreasing contributions, pension systems for government... Read More
Serious proposal or budget tactic?
As the House and Senate work toward a final state budget compromise for this fiscal year, it's sometimes difficult to separate serious legislative proposals that have a chance of passing both chambers... Read More
Universities and social mobility
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, August 8, 2015. Carol Folt, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, used a prominent forum in the nation’s capital this past week to make a... Read More
Budget delay has ripple effect in North Carolina
The inability of North Carolina's legislature and governor to decide how to spend more than $21 billion of taxpayer money is creating problems throughout North Carolina. Public school systems can't... Read More
Count campaign costs per voter
Was the 2014 Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican victor Thom Tillis really the most expensive race in North Carolina history, or in the country’s entire election cycle... Read More
Our poisoned political speech
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 8, 2015. Upon reaching a certain age, it's not uncommon to start saying things that, in more youthful days, you were sure you'd never utter. Take, for example... Read More
Plan for charter takeover of worst public schools crafted in secret
N.C. Rep. Rob Bryan, a Mecklenburg Republican with a leadership role in education, has been working for weeks on a bill he hopes will eventually transform public schools. It would start small, with a... Read More
McCrory signs 26 bills into law
Gov. Pat McCrory signed 26 bills into law Thursday, most of them non-controversial. Here is a round-up: House Bill 134 (House 115-0, Senate 46-0) provides that minors cannot be charged with... Read More
