A bill filed Thursday by three senators would repeal the state’s religious exemption for vaccines. Senate Bill 346, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Tarte R-Mecklenburg, Tamara Barringer, R-Wake, and Terry... Read More
At a conference Thursday for school administrators in Raleigh, the Gov. Pat McCrory commiserated with those looking for greater investment in public schools, reiterating his plan to expand education... Read More
The federal courts in eastern North Carolina have been operating under a state of judicial emergency for years now, though you wouldn’t know it given the lack of a sense of urgency exhibited by the... Read More
I’m so glad that Republicans are finally embracing redistribution of wealth. Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) has proposed a new formula for doling out sales tax money that would take from the rich... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 16, 2015. Not content just to push North Carolina away from longer early voting periods and Medicaid expansion, state senators now have turned their attention... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 18, 2015. Some of North Carolina’s rural areas have been struggling economically for too long. We’re certainly sympathetic. But the proposal offered by... Read More
Not only has North Carolina retained its Certificate of Need program long, long after Congress repealed the federal mandate as a hopeless failure (in 1987), but among the remaining CON states, N.C... Read More
Senate leaders outlined a new jobs plan Wednesday that would rebalance how the state spends millions in incentives money while dropping the overall tax rate paid by corporations. The plan, backed by... Read More
One of the toughest things about covering state government is trying to get a handle on the true state of North Carolina's economy at any given time. If anyone ever figures it out, let me know... Read More
The candidates seeking appointments on the University of North Carolina’s governing board aren’t strangers to lawmakers – many of their names have repeatedly shown up on checks cashed to the... Read More
