More on unemployment numbers
I appreciated the most recent broadcast and, in particular, the comments about unemployment and 5 contacts. Rob Christensen of the N&O had an excellent column explaining that the GA cut the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Set high standards
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 29, 2015. North Carolina’s Academic Standards Review Commission is doing a serious job of examining Common Core. That’s a relief after the Dump Common... Read More
Supporting freedom by opposing federalism
This past week I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at Americans for Prosperity’s annual event, the Defending the American Dream Summit. I spoke about Washington’s power grab and how the... Read More
NC asks feds to waive work requirement for able-bodied food stamp recipients
While some states with Republican governors are reinstating work requirements for able-bodied, childless adults who receive food stamps, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says... Read More
The telling priorities of the budget compromise
If you want to understand the priorities of the folks currently running the General Assembly, the details emerging from the secret budget negotiations are a good place to start. House and Senate... Read More
Expanded lottery budget hurts gullible
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 27, 2015. There is only one reason the N.C. Senate wants to expand the budget to market lottery tickets – the likelihood that more people will throw away... Read More
Democrats push narrative that McCrory is in trouble
North Carolina Democrats and operatives are aggressively pushing the narrative that Gov. Pat McCrory is in trouble in his hopes for a second term in 2016. And they have ammunition – namely that... Read More
This bill of rights will lead to fiscal wrongs
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 27, 2015. It will be an easy sell with some voters, no doubt. Handcuffing state lawmakers and restricting how much of our money they can use every year has a... Read More
Trumped-up political credibility will be undermined by sobering concerns
The United States needs a great leader; a transformative consensus-builder. Are these the words of a great consensus builder: “moron,” “bimbo,” “dummy,” “loser,” “stupid... Read More
Tempers short as budget deadline extended
Fuses are getting shorter in the Senate these days, and that frustration was in sharp relief Thursday as lawmakers approved their third budget deadline extension. The continuing resolution, House Bill... Read More
