As the 2014 legislative session opened, a business lobbyist explained the incentives House Speaker Thom Tillis, Republican U.S. Senate nominee, had for seeking quick adjournment. Among other reasons... Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. — A YouTube video posted over the weekend by a left-leaning communications consultant pokes fun at the weekly protests at the General Assembly. Featuring the classic 1960s song... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 15, 2014. Despite urging from industry professionals, community supporters and convincing evidence of economic advantages, our legislature seems determined to... Read More
State Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., a Democrat who represents Durham and Granville counties, spoke to a different senate earlier this month. He was in Washington at the invitation of U.S. Sen. Patrick... Read More
Given the abundant rainfall in the Triangle over the last several months, it is easy to forget that within the last 15 years North Carolina has experienced the state’s two most severe droughts on... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 15, 2014. This editorial board has said before that the job of state schools superintendent should be appointed, not elected. The elected post has only nominal... Read More
Education in North Carolina is under siege. Many teachers are leaving the state to teach in neighboring states after being faced with years of stagnant pay, the elimination of pay increases for... Read More
The state budget process entered its final leg Friday when the House approved a $21 billion spending plan. That bill will return to the Senate, where members will almost certainly reject it next week... Read More
Democrats in Washington want to strip the NAACP, the Sierra Club, the AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood, and other groups of their rights to speak, assemble, and petition government for redress of... Read More
Where can budget writers find savings to help fund priorities such as teacher raises? That’s a question on everyone’s mind these days. In our opinion, a review of UNC Centers and Institutes might... Read More
