In March 2014, the State Employees Association of North Carolina wrote a check for nearly $19,000 to Perspective Concepts LLC, a defunct computer company in Washington, D.C. But the check was cashed... Read More
Five years ago, when the University of North Carolina board of governors was searching for a candidate to replace Erskine Bowles, I wrote in this column, “The Board will be looking for the new... Read More
You might have missed it in Governor Pat McCrory’s 80-minute-long State of the State speech, but the governor almost talked about Medicaid expansion. Here is the relevant paragraph from a transcript... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 5, 2015. The choices facing people in North Carolina with mental disabilities aren’t exactly plentiful. The state thankfully has moved away from a system... Read More
Big surprise – as state lawmakers voice their willingness to dispense with political favoritism to specific businesses or industries, industry lobbyists are pushing for tax breaks for their... Read More
by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published by Greenville Daily Reflector, February 6, 2015. Former House Speaker Thom Tillis used his prominent position in state government to help him climb the ladder... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 3, 2015. Experience, hard work and service count. The new state House leadership would have done well to remember that lesson. It’s disappointing to hear... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, February 5, 2015. The state gas tax that pays for many of the state’s roughly 80,000 miles of state-maintained roads is no longer keeping up, and if lawmakers don... Read More
Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all over the story and pundits are angling to put a spin on what is expected to be... Read More
Governor Pat McCrory was all over the place in his State of the State speech Wednesday night in an address that was long and oddly disjointed, full of lengthy and detailed homespun anecdotes about... Read More
