Most committee votes in the General Assembly are done by voice vote. The committee chairman calls for "ayes," then "noes" on a particular piece of legislation or an amendment to a bill. The side with... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, March 23, 2015. State funding for driver’s education is set to run out on June 30, creating an expensive proposition for parents, and local school districts... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, reprinted from News and Observer, March 23, 2015. The News & Observer of Raleigh published a longer version of this editorial last week. While many factions are... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 24, 2015. Sen. Jeff Tarte said he respects religious freedom but added, “Your rights stop at the point you start impinging on anybody else’s rights... Read More
Dear UNC Board of Governors: As you probably already know, Gabriel Lugo is president of the faculty senate at UNCW, which stands for The University of North Carolina for Whining Liberals. As faculty... Read More
Public school superintendents have been in the news lately, and it’s not been flattering. Desperate to move on from the contentious tenure of Superintendent Katie McGee, the Brunswick County Board... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 21, 2015. Religious liberty seems to be a slippery concept in the North Carolina Senate. Last month, senators passed a bill allowing magistrates to refuse to... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 20, 2015. Have you heard this one? The administration was engaged in a power struggle with the House and Senate, so the lawmakers threaten to hold up nominee... Read More
To the extent that Roy Cooper has a reasonable chance of defeating Gov. Pat McCrory for reelection, it’s because many of his fellow Democrats failed in their efforts to change the electoral process... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 22, 2015. The harsh language heard in Raleigh last week echoes the heated rhetoric frequently sounded in Washington. There, it’s understandable. A... Read More
