A three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a lower-court ruling that lawmakers unconstitutionally tried to force K-12 public school teachers to give up career status rights... Read More
Both Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday that any bond package that comes out of the General Assembly this year will likely be smaller than the $3 billion... Read More
Roughly 12 months from now, we’re highly likely to know the major-party nominees for president and most of the other elective offices, including North Carolina’s governor and U.S. senator. By this... Read More
There we were, members of the state capital press corps, lined up like sardines against a wall in one of the smaller committee rooms available at the legislative complex. The size of the room didn't... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina vetoed the legislation passed to grant religious freedom to state employees or those acting on its behalf who were asked to do things in conflict with their religion... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Tmes-News, June 1, 2015. Lawmakers in Raleigh keep sticking their noses in the personal lives of state residents, attempting to use the coercive power of government to force... Read More
With two strokes of the pen – Governor McCrory’s vetoes – Democrats in the legislature suddenly got leverage. McCrory has split Republicans in the legislature. Now Democrats may have the balance... Read More
All kinds of deals are made during the legislative session. Whether a distillery can sell unlimited amounts or only one bottle to people taking tours; whether vehicle registration fees should increase... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory last week took perhaps his strongest stand in two and a half years as governor, pitting himself against social conservatives everywhere when he announced his veto of a controversial... Read More
Pat McCrory is clearly trying to redefine himself and he’s using the General Assembly as his foil. He’s casting himself as the moderate force putting the breaks on a legislature veering too far to... Read More
