Sex in the capitol
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, April 3, 2015. Under the heading of “Just plain weird” was this finding from the State Ethics Commission regarding gifts or services provided to lawmakers or... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate strongmen will kill historic tax credit plan
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 3, 2015. It wasn't all that long ago that a generation of Republican lawmakers in Raleigh screamed to high heaven about how state Senate leaders bottled up... Read More
Keep one primary
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 3, 2015. North Carolina’s Republican legislature has picked another unnecessary fight. Many of its actions have prompted lawsuits that have cost millions... Read More
McCrory barks against discrimination - but will he bite?
Raleigh is buzzing this week about Governor Pat McCrory’s tough words for his fellow Republicans running the General Assembly even though it’s not clear yet what they mean. During a radio... Read More
Republicans complete their revenge for Democratic Wake County
Democrats celebrated in November when they swept Wake County elections. It was one of the few decisive victories achieved by Democrats in North Carolina. All four Democratic candidates won with at... Read More
Call it what it is...a gas tax increase
McCrory signed legislation to enact a new gas tax rate. While the current gas tax was 37.5ў per gallon and the new legislation drops it to 36ў, which is technically a decrease in the rate. What... Read More
Keeping 15 point grade scale a bad idea
In 2013 North Carolina approved legislation to assign performance grades for all North Carolina public schools. The legislation required the Department of Public Instruction to assign letter grades (A... Read More
Don't follow Indiana
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 1, 2015. Pat McCrory doesn’t want to put on Mike Pence’s shoes. The ones with banana peels for soles. Indiana’s Republican governor awkwardly tried to... Read More
Bill to move presidential primary to March 8th
orth Carolina’s presidential preference primary would be held March 8, 2016, under House Bill 457, filed by Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, in a move intended to prevent the state from losing... Read More
Speaker Moore wants to see how religious freedom bill affects NC
As opposition to a new Religious Freedom Restoration Act appeared to grow, N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore Tuesday signaled that lawmakers will take a hard look at its potential fallout. Moore called an... Read More
