Valentine's Day
When the State Ethics Commission ruled that a lobbyist having sex with a legislator didn’t violate the ban on gifts to legislators because sex acts do not constitute “things of value,” it got... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Instead of tax hikes and corporate welfare, why not tax reform?
Proponents of state ”economic incentives” and the so-called “gas tax cut” claim that we need to enact all of this in order to stay competitive with our neighbors. The really smart folks in... Read More
UNC panel recommends eliminating poverty center, two others
A University of North Carolina Board of Governors panel has recommended the elimination of three university centers, including UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity, whose... Read More
Study puts economic impact of NC colleges, universities at $63 billion
North Carolina's public and private universities and community colleges add more than $63 billion a year to the state economy, according to a study released Wednesday. The study by Economic Modeling... Read More
High rate of failure
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 19, 2015. North Carolina needs to be smarter about spending money to attract new businesses. An analysis of the state’s primary economic incentives... Read More
Criminal charges in spills could cost Duke $100 million
Criminal charges are expected to be brought against Duke Energy in the next several days that will accuse the nation’s largest electric utility of multiple misdemeanor violations of the federal... Read More
See-nothing SEANC
For years, Dana Cope and the State Employees Association of North Carolina have pursued a vendetta against State Treasurer Janet Cowell. They didn’t like the way she manages the state’s pension... Read More
Power brokers: Who are they?
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, February 17, 2015. It’s no secret that powerful special interests drive the legislative agenda in Raleigh. But a new report, “Tar Heel Power Brokers,” lays... Read More
Without people's consent, government has no just power
Something important is happening in Greensboro. You could feel it last Thursday when scores of people turned out on a bitterly cold, windy night to defend their city government. You could read it in... Read More
Partisan tensions apparent in Senate debate over gas tax
photo by Asheville Citizen-Times by Mark Barrett, Citizen-Times, published in USA Today, February 16, 2015. This year's session of the state General Assembly began with promises of bipartisanship and... Read More
