Something important is happening in Greensboro. You could feel it last Thursday when scores of people turned out on a bitterly cold, windy night to defend their city government. You could read it in... Read More
photo by Asheville Citizen-Times by Mark Barrett, Citizen-Times, published in USA Today, February 16, 2015. This year's session of the state General Assembly began with promises of bipartisanship and... Read More
In a ruling that could force sweeping changes in how the state builds highways, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state must pay a group of landowners whose properties are in the... Read More
Senate bill 20 – approved by the Senate last week – would result in a net increase of $1.2 billion in the state's gas tax over the next four years, according to legislative research projections... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 14, 2015. Many North Carolina taxpayers might be surprised to learn that, in addition to supporting public education, they’re paying for students to... Read More
Republican Sen. Richard Burr's re-election prospects next year could depend on how well his party's presidential ticket fares in North Carolina. More than any bellwether state in the country, North... Read More
Governors make lots of decisions. They propose budgets. They hire Cabinet secretaries and other key state officials. They appoint members to governing boards and licensing agencies. They sign or veto... Read More
If you could devise a way to bring in more than $1 billion in new government revenue over a few years, while cutting taxes simultaneously, you might be a miracle-worker. Yet that's what several high... Read More
An open letter to North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger To: The Honorable Phil Berger President Pro Tem of the North Carolina Senate State Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601 Dear Senator... Read More
UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham seems determined to (pardon the expression) tar the Heels’ image. When he paid $27,000 and change for the damages UNC’s football team did to Duke’s... Read More
