Editorial by News and Observer, July 26, 2014. Even as the Obama administration presses for action to halt climate change, it has approved a new search for fossil fuels off the Eastern Seaboard. The... Read More
Last week, Gov. Pat McCrory savored one of the roles governors find sweetest – announcing a major new employer moving to the state. In this case, it was Sealed Air, a packaging company moving from... Read More
A federal judge made an unusual ruling in California this month that should get Americans thinking – and none more than those of us in North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney ruled that... Read More
Letter from Southern Environmental Law Center, published in Charlotte Observer, July 25, 2014. Dear Senator Berger and Speaker Tillis: Following the Dan River coal ash spill in February, members of... Read More
Top leaders in the House and Senate say they have agreed to the framework that will allow them to complete a budget deal in the coming week – a month behind schedule. According to multiple sources... Read More
According to the most recent report available, North Carolina’s main pension fund for retired state employees is strapped with a $3.7 billion unfunded liability. This growing liability means... Read More
President Obama has taken to slipping the surly bonds of office, going out to Starbucks for a coffee, asking friends to set up late dinners with interesting, intellectually stimulating people (as... Read More
The best one line summary of much of this legislative session came from the N.C. Medical Society Thursday in a statement about the Senate Medicaid plan that turns over the health care program for the... Read More
For Pat McCrory, being governor of North Carolina is a series of political considerations. This is not an uncommon nor a horrible thing. McCrory, like most politicians, would like to get elected again... Read More
New figures from legislative analysts confirm the 2013 cut to individual income tax rates is costing the state far more than originally projected. Last year, Republican leaders authored a plan to cut... Read More
