House leaders began unveiling pieces of their state budget proposal Thursday and as always it was a mixed bag. The budget finally provides more money for textbooks in public schools for example, while... Read More
Editorial by Rock Mount Telegram, May 14, 2015. Not so long ago, the N.C. General Assembly followed a straight-forward, common-sense approach to local legislation. We can only wish lawmakers would... Read More
O-Pinion, from The Charlotte Observer, May 14, 2015. UNC system President Tom Ross was in Charlotte this week to talk to a group of businessmen about higher education and UNC’s future. With UNC... Read More
The battle to allow for more competition in the health care market wages on between the Davids and Goliaths of the North Carolina health care industry. Last week’s NC House Health Committee meeting... Read More
House budget writers want to provide a one-time boost to a scholarship program that helps poor students attend private schools and restore funding for driver training. Members of the House budget... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 15, 2015. Last year’s Dan River coal ash spill was the result of repeated human failure. That was explicitly spelled out in a federal courtroom where Duke... Read More
The former director of the state office that manages Medicaid claims payments abused her authority by employing friends and family members who were not qualified for their positions, gave unjustified... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 12, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory likes to joke about how hard the two Carolinas fight over jobs, and how S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley once quipped, “May the best woman win... Read More
Pat McCrory will likely run for reelection next year as governor of North Carolina against longtime Attorney General Roy Cooper. Both men are capable candidates who will run skillful, well-funded... Read More
When he was speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, now-U.S. Sen. Sen. Thom Tillis was fond of pointing to "the conservative revolution" that has taken hold in Raleigh over the past... Read More
