Senate proposes cutting 13,800+ teacher assistant jobs over two years Senate leaders unveiled portions of a 2015-17 budget proposal Monday that gives teachers an average four percent pay raise and... Read More
Both ended last week looking weak and ineffective, even within their own parties. The President was abandoned by Democrats on a big trade vote, and the Governor was run over again by Republicans on a... Read More
When a fellow goes on the Obamacare Exchange to sign up for health insurance he’s asked: Do you qualify for a subsidy? Click here. 515,000 lower-income North Carolinians clicked and qualified but... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 15, 2015. N.C. Republicans are having a hearty chuckle over news that a growing number of folks from the opposing party are joining the “Main Street Democrats... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 15, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory wants a $2.85-billion bond referendum package to go on November ballots. We urge the legislature to approve this referendum and let... Read More
Thousands of teaching assistants would be eliminated from classrooms statewide over the next two years, the Medicaid program would be handled by a mix of managed care organizations and groups of... Read More
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, June 15, 2015. State Senate leaders held a news conference Monday to preview their $21.47 billion budget proposal, substantially smaller than the state House's $22.1 billion... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 15, 2015. A group of lawmakers in Raleigh wants to pull down the shades on this state's thriving solar-energy business. The state, they say, is spending too... Read More
With their party on the wrong side of Republican super-majorities in the N.C. General Assembly, growing numbers of Democrats are looking for relevance and success where the party found it before... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory frequently touts what he calls the "Carolina Comeback," the economic recovery over the past two years that has added jobs to the state's employment rolls. Sate lawmakers routinely... Read More
