The most important thing the legislature did
The most important thing the legislature did this year is what it did not do. Instead of adjourning and closing down as is customary shortly after the state’s budget has been revised, the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Lawmakers should call it quits for the year
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 9, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory may have signed the 2014 budget adjustments into law last week, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the N.C General Assembly is... Read More
Play it safe
We don’t know what the composition of the North Carolina General Assembly will look like after the November election. Republicans are favored to hold their majorities in both legislative chambers... Read More
Art Pope provided valuable service
Art Pope has been the indispensable man in the McCrory administration. Pope, who announced last week he was stepping down as state budget director, had been a political lightning rod – the man who... Read More
Farewells show legislators are human, too
It’s easy to see state legislators as partisan politicians driven by egos and personal or special interests. That’s typically what the rhetoric from either side of the political spectrum makes... Read More
Way too many candidates
If you're a lawyer in good standing in North Carolina, you're entitled to run for a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals. And you are. In fact, 19 of you are running for the seat that just opened when... Read More
Every teacher can expect a raise
The House of Representatives approved the $21 billion conference budget on Saturday and every teacher can expect a raise. Providing teachers a much needed increase in pay was a promise we made... Read More
Legislators change school funding in a very risky way
Editorial by News and Observer, August 8, 2014. Public schools have a cornerstone of their budgeting and overall planning process. It’s the long-standing state policy that North Carolina government... Read More
Attorney General's stance a derelection of duty
by Tami Fitzgerald, NC Values Coalition, published in News and Observer, August 8, 2014. It’s a sad day in America when federal judges disenfranchise the average American citizen and elected... Read More
McCrory's media blitz week
Governor Pat McCrory has been on a media blitz lately, with four news conferences in the last few days, one to fear-monger about refugee children, one to announce State Budget Director Art Pope was... Read More
