GOP caves on voter ID
In a stunning development, the General Assembly has virtually repealed the voter ID requirement. Note how on our current web page a featured story by Susan Myrickshows how the actual facts have... Read More
NC Spin Articles
First Monday in October, last Monday in June. What's left for Supreme Court?
Just as the first Monday in October marks the opening of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term, the last days of June signal the announcement of opinions in the court’s most high-profile cases. That... Read More
NC urgently needs to get back into the incentives game
The Charlotte Chamber serves an area of 1.2 million, and the Roanoke Valley Chamber’s is 125,000. Even though our communities are vastly different, we have more in common than not. We both work hard... Read More
What's in the Senate budget nobody is talking about?
Every year when the budget comes out people focus on the big items such as education and Medicaid, but what about those small things that no one really talks about? I want to highlight some of those... Read More
Insurance Commissioner warns of 'chaos' that could come from Supreme Court ruling
by John Murawski, The Charlotte Observer, June 17, 2015. An imminent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on subsidies under the Affordable Care Act could unleash “incredible chaos” in North... Read More
Ten arrested in General Assembly protest
by Matthew Burns, WRAL, June 17, 2015. Ten people, including state NAACP President Rev. William Barber, were arrested Wednesday at the Legislative Building in the latest protest of the General... Read More
Senate approves $21.5 billion budget
After a long debate over tax cuts and education spending, the state Senate voted 30-19 Wednesday to tentatively approve its $21.5 billion spending plan. While senators sparred over sales tax... Read More
Exploring Senate education budget priorities
The N.C. Senate’s budget plan would increase state funding for public schools by $450 million over the next two years. In an early response to the Senate education budget, the N.C. Association of... Read More
Count the costs for renewable energy mandates
by Jon Sanders, The John Locke Foundation, June 16, 2015. In 2007, nine Southeastern states' Utilities Commissions were deeply concerned. Congress was debating federal renewable energy portfolio... Read More
You decide: Can we remake ourselves?
Some say the next several decades will be the “age of remakes.” I don’t mean old films that have new versions produced, nor do I mean personal style remakes – like new clothes and a new hair... Read More
