Heath Shuler for...governor?
Jones+Blount has learned that former NFL quarterback and Congressman Heath Schuler may be considering a run at the governor’s mansion. This from folks around the state capital, known for having... Read More
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Ag accounts for one-sixth of N.C. income, jobs
Agriculture and agribusiness – food, fiber and forestry — account for one-sixth of North Carolina’s income and employees, according to the latest study from NC State University economist Mike... Read More
McCrory gets it. Brown doesn't.
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 23, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory gets it. State Sen. Harry Brown doesn’t. That is the most visible takeaway we have of the suddenly bitter dispute between the... Read More
Still no urgency in Raleigh with budget almost a month late
At first glance, it seemed like just another disturbing week at the General Assembly. A Senate committee approved a plan to give homebuilders a tax break that will cost local governments millions of... Read More
The Robin Hood plan
Earlier today, Sen. Harry Brown held a press conference touting support for his sales tax redistribution plan. So far, the plan has met with little fanfare in the State House, with one member even... Read More
Cute answers not enough on charters
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 23, 2015. Republican N.C. Sen. Jerry Tillman wants to change who’s in charge of the administration and oversight of charter schools in North Carolina. He says... Read More
Stopped in its tracks
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 23, 2015. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles reinforced Thursday what Greensboro residents and city leaders have said for months. The changes forced on... Read More
Is it worse for McCrory to be called Pat or irrelevant?
It is probably -- probably -- just a coincidence that Gov. Pat McCrory promised to veto a Senate plan to shift sales tax revenue from urban to rural counties just a few days after Sen. Tom Apodaca... Read More
Bill to resume state executions due for Senate vote Monday night
State Senate leaders are moving ahead with a bill aimed at restarting executions in North Carolina. House Bill 774, titled the “Restoring Proper Justice Act,” would repeal the law requiring a... Read More
N.C. Supreme Court says school vouchers are constitutional
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday that the state's voucher program that gives taxpayer support for low-income students to attend private schools is constitutional. "Our review is... Read More
