Liberals want it both ways
When liberals debate tax policy, it can be hard to keep track of their positions. They keep changing. Right now, for example, Democratic politicians and left-wing activists are castigating Republicans... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC should resist push for offshore drilling
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
Business recruitment stumbles in North Carolina
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
In NC courts, death means life
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 to NC leaders: Fix 3 flaws in coal ash bill
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
Budget writers reach agreement on framework
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
Increasing the taxpayer's burden for unfunded state pension liability
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
Is the bear bored?
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
A useful summary of the session
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
Let's try talking the gov's language
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
