Taken for a ride
Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Rural-urban divide rears its head in sales tax debate
The Senate has given tentative approval to a package of sales tax and economic development changes, but not before laying bare simmering resentments between senators from rural and urban areas. Much... Read More
If Dan Blue....
As soon as Conor the Jessecrat sat down at our regular political dinner he unfolded a newspaper, pointed, and said, There’s a headline to strike terror in every Congressman’s heart. I read... Read More
The troubling agreement behind the budget posturing
Another week at the General Assembly, another round of posturing on the budget , and another set of damaging and unnecessary budget cuts proposed because lawmakers are determined to give... Read More
Public School Forum not public
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, July 23, 2014. The North Carolina Public School Forum met in Greenville on Tuesday to discuss with public officials and candidates for public office pressing... Read More
Forbes: Raleigh is 'best place' for business, careers
Raleigh vaults to No. 1 from No. 3 a year ago on the latest "Best Places for Business and Careers" report from Forbes magazine. The 16th annual survey cites lower business costs, the broad level of... Read More
Obamacare ruling may roil North Caroina
The latest chaos associated with Obamacare could have an impact on North Carolina. A ruling yesterday by a federal court was a major jolt to the health care law. A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More
North Carolina children face a troubling future
Editorial by News and Observer, July 23, 2014. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is in the business of looking out for the interests of children, particularly poor children, and uses periodic data to... Read More
It's time to fix North Carolina's bridges
Editorial by News and Observer, July 23, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory and Republican legislative leaders are facing an issue that will test their governing and budgeting ability. The Charlotte Observer... Read More
Study: Charter schools get better results for less money
Students in N.C. charter schools earned higher reading and math scores in 2011 than their counterparts in traditional public schools, while the charter schools got less money for doing it... Read More
