N.C. counties entered into incentives contracts totaling nearly $284 million from 2009 to 2014, according to a first-of-its-kind John Locke Foundation Policy Report compiling statewide local... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 8, 2015. The backlash to the Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 rulings last month brings back memories. In the turbulent 1960s the call was to “Impeach... Read More
Rob Christensen is right that Alexander Hamilton did much to create today’s America. But there’s another side to Hamilton’s coin – er, $10 bill. Yes, Hamilton’s contributions were... Read More
Most of the news from last month’s NC Republican Party Convention in Raleigh was about the election of the party’s first African-American Chairman, Hassan Harnett from Harrisburg, who won the post... Read More
By Terry O'Keefe, Asheville Citizen-Times, reprinted in The Charlotte Observer, July 8, 2015 So, Raleigh is at it again. The state legislature never tires of meddling in what ought to be strictly... Read More
This week I will take a break from politics and spend time reflecting on the celebrations of our country's independence day. Former President John Adams wrote about his Independence Day visions... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 9, 2015. When their children approach driving age is a fearful time for many parents. Can it be true that the kid who has barely emerged from awkward... Read More
PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Donald Trump's momentum just keeps on building. He's the top choice of Republican primary voters in the state, getting 16% to 12% for Jeb Bush and Scott... Read More
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, July 8, 2015. Former Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker is planning a 2016 run for state commissioner of labor. Meeker, 61, served as mayor of Raleigh from 2001 to 2011 after serving... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 7, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court just completed one of its more important terms in recent memory. The justices, just as divided ideologically as the Americans... Read More
