Results from the 2014 U.S. History, Geography, and Civics at Grade 8 tests were released this week. These results suggest that only about one-quarter of our eighth-grade students possess some degree... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 30, 2015. You may remember the case of Henry Lee McCollum. McCollum was on North Carolina’s death row for 30 years. All the while, the state of North Carolina... Read More
More than 150 bills received either House or Senate approval on Wednesday and Thursday, with scores more passing in the preceding 10 days. As lawmakers take stock of their handiwork, wrought in the... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 30, 2015. There is no win-win solution to this problem. Someone's going to lose. The battle pits landowners and environmentalists against the energy giants... Read More
Scott Ralls will be leaving his job as North Carolina’s community college president in a few months, leaving an opening at an institution that’s a central piece of the state’s educational and... Read More
One of the most interesting responses by the General Assembly to a public still anxious about making ends meet in this uneven economic recovery is the push to make it easier to take a hidden and... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics North Carolina, April 30, 2015. Thom Tillis really just needs to go away. Six months after being elected to the Senate, his approval ratings are in the tank. As long as he... Read More
by Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation, April 30, 2015. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2014 Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections, which shows that tax revenue increased... Read More
Late last night the NC House approved an amendment to an otherwise little-discussed regulatory reform bill. The amendment would cap the state's renewable energy portfolio standard and eliminate the... Read More
The House passed roughly 70 bills during 10 hours of floor debate Wednesday and early Thursday as crossover loomed, finally adjourning at 2:26 a.m. with no plans to take more votes until Tuesday... Read More
