Two key political voices said they believe they can block a controversial proposal to redistribute sales tax revenue in North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory and Rep. Bill Brawley (R-Mecklenburg) say they... Read More
Unexpected victory for voting rights The Senate budget might not have been the most important story of the week, as absurd and regressive as it was. We sort of knew that was coming. What was... Read More
On the heels of hundreds of citizen complaints at voter ID hearings across the state, and after years of mounting public and legal pressure, we are pleased that the NC General Assembly has decided to... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 19, 2015. Republican leaders in the state Senate are betting on sales-tax revenues to keep North Carolina's government afloat for the next few years. It's a bad... Read More
There's some interesting stuff going on in the Health and Human Services portion of the Senate's proposed budget -- including, but not limited to, allowing contracts to expire, dismantling... Read More
Which Generation of NC Voters will Dominate 2016 Politics? One of two politically valuable studies of the generational makeup of the 2016 electorate in North Carolina was published Wednesday, June... Read More
Among several differences between the House and Senate budget proposals is the Senate's inclusion of an elimination of North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws. Matt Caulder at Capitol... Read More
Look at the education spending proposed in this budget compared what we spent six years ago. Spot the trend. ?#?NCBudget? Read More
One of the most telling moments in the consideration of the Senate budget this week came toward the end of Wednesday’s floor debate when powerful Senate Rules Chair and Republican enforcer Tom... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 19,2015. The N.C. House and Senate have completed work on their budget proposals and left themselves staring across a fiscal Grand Canyon - a $700 million... Read More
