New General Assembly has much to do
The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats. They will... Read More
NC Spin Articles
5 suggestions for a less polarized General Assembly
Jan. 14 brings a new legislative session and a fresh slate to the General Assembly, when old wounds should be healed, old habits forgotten. But if not, here are five ways that Republicans and... Read More
What will 2015's economy look like?
by Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds professor of Economics, NC State, published in Durham Herald-Sun, January 3, 2015. Economists receive much attention at the beginning of a new year... Read More
Better prospects above us than under our feet
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 5, 2015. Debates over allowing and regulating the hydraulic fracturing process to search for natural gas in North Carolina drew a furor last year. Some... Read More
NC might switch all students to 10 point grading scale in fall
Amid lobbying from superintendents and families, state education leaders will consider allowing current high school students to take advantage of a new grading scale that will make it easier to get... Read More
Budget, highways, Medicaid highlight 2015 legislative session
North Carolina lawmakers will return to the state capital later in January with a lengthy agenda, including taking another crack at Medicaid reform, considering a $1 billion highway bond, and tackling... Read More
Burr favored in duel
Pretty much as soon as the polls closed on Election Day 2014, the political prognosticators began laying bets on what will happen by Election Day 2016. At the national level, attention quickly focused... Read More
Watching the new Speaker's words
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, January 3, 2015. When the N. C. General Assembly meets Jan. 14 to kick off this year’s legislative session, Tim Moore of Kings Mountain is certain to be elected House... Read More
General Assembly should take a practical turn in 2015
Editorial by News and Observer, January 3, 2015. The political context as the General Assembly prepares to reconvene this month is not unlike the situation in Washington. The chief executive must show... Read More
For some state retirees, a big pension - and then some more
Some of the state’s highest-paid government retirees are benefiting from a supplemental fund set up by state lawmakers in 2013 so the retirees can receive pensions that otherwise would be too high... Read More
