The same old mistake
Over a decade ago some genius up in Washington – I think it may have been Donald Rumsfeld – figured we could conquer Iraq with 150,000 soldiers; that we could fight a little war with a little pain... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senators butting in
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 12, 2015. George Logan was a political ally of Thomas Jefferson who made a secret diplomatic trip to France in 1798. He might have helped avert a war, but he... Read More
House bill aims to reduce healthcare regulations
Rep. Marilyn Avila has filed legislation to reduce regulation facing health care facilities, arguing a change is needed to improve patient options and lower costs. House Bill 200 is similar to a bill... Read More
Where UNC Board of Governors is coming from
The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is committed to ensuring North Carolina has the best public university system in America. North Carolinians have good reason to be proud. UNC... Read More
Bill would replace gas tax with annual auto fee
Tired of the gasoline tax? It would go away under a bill introduced this week by a Mecklenburg County lawmaker. But Rep. Charles Jeter, a Huntersville Republican, would replace it with an annual fee... Read More
Winners and losers in governor's budget
At first glance, Gov. Pat McCrory's budget for 2015-2017 is down the middle – not too friendly, not too unfriendly. Although outside groups on both the right and left have criticized the plan, much... Read More
Two sides of a coin
There’re two sides to every coin. Last year, when the State Senate took away Governor McCrory’s appointments to the Board of Review, the Governor vetoed the bill. Then the Senate overrode his... Read More
NC's backward slide on tobacco prevention
More than one in five adults in North Carolina still smokes and more than 15 percent of high school students do—costing the state thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year–and North... Read More
Auto plant effort should involve us all
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 10, 2015. For months, we have been savoring crumbs of information about the possibility of a giant automaker announcing plans to build a plant in Edgecombe... Read More
Burr, Tillis add their names to outrageous letter to Iran
Editorial by News and Observer, March 10, 2015. Vice President Joe Biden, who spent 36 years in the United States Senate, said he’d never seen anything like it. The New York Daily News proclaimed... Read More
