At first glance there didn’t seem to be a lot of news on the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session, nothing unexpected anyway. The House elected Rep. Tim Moore as Speaker and the Senate re... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 15, 2015. Leaders don't look at a problem and say, "We can't do it. We can't afford it." Real leaders take the approach that we can't afford not to make that... Read More
Republican legislators looking to solve the persistent problem of unpredictable Medicaid spending are proposing to set up an independent board to run the $14 billion government insurance program. A... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 15, 2015. Phil Berger, freshly re-elected as the state Senate’s president pro tem, opened the new legislative session this week with a political version of an... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, January 14, 2015. As expected, the 2015-16 session of the N.C. General Assembly opened on Wednesday. And also as anticipated, Republicans Tim Moore of Cleveland... Read More
As members of the North Carolina General Assembly make their way back to Raleigh this week for the 2015 legislative session, many have education at the top of their agendas—which is no surprise... Read More
Two headlines this week tell why even President Obama’s fans despair sometimes. First, while Obama and his staff focused on rolling out his free-community college proposal, they neglected to send... Read More
by Mark Binker WRAL, January 14, 2015. If anyone was hoping Republican and Democratic leaders would lay out detailed agendas on the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session, they were in for... Read More
Banana producer Chiquita Brands International's notice Wednesday that its headquarters will leave Charlotte by the end of next year – a loss of about 300 jobs – is the latest in a series of... Read More
New depth restrictions were announced Wednesday for cargo ships that call at the Morehead City port, and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones said Congress should cut spending in Afghanistan to free up money to... Read More
