No budget? No problem. Just lock'em up
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 6, 2015. A reader recently pointed out a beautiful thing: Chapter 143C of North Carolina state law. It's called, quite simply, the State Budget Act. Last... Read More
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Death's machinery
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 5, 2015. In an unsettling 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last week blessed a lethal cocktail that has resulted in gruesome suffering in some executions... Read More
Social Security facing looming insolvency
Matthew Philips documents for Bloomberg Businessweek the poor long-term outlook for Social Security’s disability benefits. An audit by the Office of the Inspector General released on June... Read More
Lawsuit filed over teen's death in Raleigh crash
A state trooper whose son was killed while driving drunk is now suing the businesses who supplied and served alcohol at a wedding party the teen attended before the fatal crash. The trooper and his... Read More
Legislators want Medicaid reform before expansion
Despite a key win in the Supreme Court and pressure from liberal activists, North Carolina's legislative leaders said this past week that they have no plans to expand the state's Medicaid rolls... Read More
Three teams debate tax reform
As the House and Senate negotiate the details of a new state budget, one of their biggest disagreements will be about taxes. Just to be clear: both chambers are led by conservatives who generally... Read More
Happy birthday, America
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 3, 2015. Here are the first few and the last paragraphs of the Declaration adopted 239 years ago today. In Congress, July 4, 1776, The unanimous Declaration of... Read More
Wanted, a good budget deal in Raleigh
The state of North Carolina has begun its 2015-16 fiscal year with a continuing resolution instead of a budget. While it would have been better if lawmakers and Gov. Pat McCrory had inked a formal... Read More
"Just who do we think we are?"
That’s the anguished question Chief Justice John Roberts asked in his dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage. He wrote: “…the Court invalidates the marriage laws of... Read More
No excuses left not to expand Medicaid
In case Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders haven’t heard, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. The Supreme Court made sure of that last week by rejecting an absurd claim that Congress didn... Read More
