Senate plots the right course
espite the welcome news of a budget surplus in Raleigh, the fiscal and economic forecast for North Carolina over the next couple of years is not all blue skies and placid seas. Albeit weak by... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate unveils education budget that guts TAs, rewards less experienced teachers
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
How are McCrory and Obama alike?
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
The Obamacare subsidy
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
Moving to the political middle
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
Let voters decide on bonds for transportation, education
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
Medicaid revamped, TAs cut in Senate budget
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
Senate leaders tout smaller budget plan
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
Solar energy deserves strong state support
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
'Main Street' Democrats look to the middle for voters
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
