Midway through his four-year term, Republican Gov. Pat McCrory has got his talking points down to show he’s met promises to improve North Carolina’s economy and government. McCrory reminds... Read More
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, published in The Insider, January 12, 2015. Wednesday's General Assembly opening will spotlight a paradox of North Carolina politics -- the re-ascendance of rural... Read More
Now that Republicans are leading both chambers in Congress and in the North Carolina legislature, intra-party differences will garner more attention than they have in the past — particularly from... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, January 10, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory urged lawmakers last week to make replenishing the state’s economic incentives fund their No. 1 priority when they convene next... Read More
Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement. But... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, January 8, 2015. As Republicans took control of both houses of Congress on Tuesday, North Carolina’s profile began rising with at least three members of... Read More
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who until recently was state House speaker, termed the past four years in Raleigh as “the conservative revolution.” With the legislature set to convene in Raleigh this week... Read More
The State Board of Education had tough questions Wednesday for two for-profit virtual education companies in line to receive millions in public money to teach children through their home computers... Read More
Don’t look now, but Republican legislative leaders don’t seem any more inclined to listen to Governor Pat McCrory this year than they did the first two years of his administration. McCrory told a... Read More
by Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation, January 9, 2015. North Carolina's film tax incentives program has changed significantly. Formerly a refundable tax credit of 25 percent of qualifying production... Read More
