After November 2012, when Pat McCrory was elected North Carolina’s first Republican governor since 1992 and voters reelected a GOP majority in both legislative chambers for the first time since the... Read More
In a free society, the right to express one’s political views without governmental restraint or reprisal ought to be sacrosanct. Unfortunately, it isn’t. Some politicians and activists seem to... Read More
A group of state lawmakers led by Rep. Verla Insko and Sen. Ben Clark has come up with an idea that you would think House and Senate leaders would consider immediately, no matter how short they want... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 1, 2014 Senate leader Phil Berger put $468 million on the table last week and dared North Carolina teachers to take it. They could raise their status from... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, May 31, 2014. Budgets aren’t really about money. They are about priorities. And the $21.2 billion budget proposed by Republicans who lead the state Senate shows what... Read More
North Carolina legislators want to scrap a law that prevents ineffective teachers from being removed from the classroom. But teachers have been fighting the move, saying they need protection from... Read More
There were several similarities and one crucial difference between the recent N.C. Republican U.S. Senate primary and a Democratic primary for the same office 36 years earlier. The difference shaped a... Read More
The House voted in favor of, the Senate approved and the governor signed the Omnibus Tax Law Changes bill into law yesterday which includes a tax on a new product – e-cigarettes. What’s... Read More
Governor McCrory wants to use lottery money to equip schools with more technology. The Governor thinks some of the money could come from limiting "annoying" advertising and cutting the Lottery's... Read More
by Mike Walden, Reynolds Professor of Economics, NC State University, published in News and Observer, May 30, 2014. We’re getting ready to celebrate an anniversary, although I doubt any balloons... Read More
