N.C. Rep. Rob Bryan, a Mecklenburg Republican with a leadership role in education, has been working for weeks on a bill he hopes will eventually transform public schools. It would start small, with a... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory signed 26 bills into law Thursday, most of them non-controversial. Here is a round-up: House Bill 134 (House 115-0, Senate 46-0) provides that minors cannot be charged with... Read More
The official kick-off event of the Republican presidential primary debate season came and went, and with few surprises, it seems like the field will stay locked in its current state. The candidate who... Read More
It’s more than little ironic that a column this week by a prominent think tanker on the Right was headlined “Making Transparency a Top Priority.” The column praises a provision in the Senate... Read More
Crazy talk. Or is it? Here we are, more than 100 legislative days into the 2015-16 session and still no budget. What gives? North Carolina is one of only 5 states in the country that hasn’t adopted... Read More
On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the Voting Rights Act got a shot in the arm from an unlikely source – the traditionally conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Ruling unanimously in... Read More
The 2015 House Bond proposal includes nearly $1 billion for the UNC system. That includes at least one project at each school, even tiny Elizabeth City State which is rapidly losing enrollment... Read More
by Brian Balfour, Civitas Review online, August 6, 2015. The Senate Finance Committee has been quite active these past two days. Late yesterday afternoon, they decided to remove key policy provisions... Read More
Senate leaders' efforts to rebalance how sales taxes are distributed throughout North Carolina met with a cool reception from members of the House and local leaders Thursday. Majority Leader Sen... Read More
North Carolina would create a new department to run its health insurance program for the poor and disabled under a bill the Senate Health Care Committee rolled out Thursday. The measure represents the... Read More
