Thirty years ago, North Carolina waged a Senate race that even today staggers the imagination. The Senate race between Republican Sen. Jesse Helms and Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt was between the two... Read More
It’s refreshing to see real brains working on the other side of the political aisle, rather than just mouths mouthing talking points. (In fact, it’s refreshing to see that on your own side.) So... Read More
our reasons that the 2013 tax cut plan is likely the main culprit It hasn’t taken long for the costly tax plan passed last year to replace grandiose promises with an unfortunate reality. State... Read More
After Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood understandably ruled last week that the sketchy unaccountable private school voucher scheme created by the 2013 General Assembly was unconstitutional, voucher... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 26, 2014. Aside from casting ballots for specific candidates, North Carolina voters will be asked to decide whether to amend the state constitution to permit... Read More
by Doug Clark, Off the Record, Greensboro News-Record, August 27, 2014. It is my privilege to interview Flora MacDonald, the Scottish heroine who helped Charles Edward Stuart — known as Bonnie... Read More
A tax break on jet fuel costs North Carolina $10 million in revenue every year, a union that represents thousands of airport workers said Tuesday as it kicked off a new push to end such tax breaks... Read More
City of Wilmington and New Hanover County officials are formally asking Gov. Pat McCrory to reconvene the North Carolina General Assembly to resolve the issue of the state’s film credit, which... Read More
Advocates of the North Carolina school voucher program did not wait for a judge to write his order declaring public taxpayer assistance for private schools unconstitutional before trying to halt the... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, August 25, 2014. Photos and video footage of police in Ferguson, Missouri, confronting their citizens with high-powered assault rifles, armored vehicles and other... Read More
