Forward, back on teacher pay
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 28, 2014. At least one thing is certain about the teacher pay plan unveiled Wednesday by N.C. Senate Republicans: It shows what lawmakers can do when they put... Read More
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Senate votes to eliminate local business taxes
RALEIGH To lower local taxes on businesses, state lawmakers may force cities and towns onto a $62 million fiscal cliff. The state Senate on Wednesday voted 37-9 to give preliminary approval to a wide... Read More
Reading program for N.C. Students changed by Senate
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's new requirements for third-graders to show they're reading proficient and should be promoted were altered Wednesday by Senate Republicans in response to complaints... Read More
Berger: teachers can swap tenure for big pay raise
RALEIGH — If you like your teacher tenure plan, you can keep your teacher tenure plan, Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, told educators at a Wednesday press conference. Just don’t expect a... Read More
N.C. needs serious leadership
RALEIGH — How serious are our state leaders about economic growth and long-term recovery? Are they committed to broadening the base of taxpayers so that everyone pays something and nearly everyone... Read More
Senate to propose a "divide and conquer" budget?
It was North Carolina Thom Tillis who infamously described his political plan for North Carolina as an effort to “divide and conquer” those who opposed the conservative move to repeal much of... Read More
Tempting women
According to the newspaper one super powerful group is going to pick the winner in the Senate race: Women. Not money. Or virtue. Or sin. But Women. Which, of course, if you’re a woman, may... Read More
Adding muscle to elections investigations
Editorial by the Burlington Times-News, May 27, 2014. Tuesday the state Board of Elections announced the hiring of an FBI veteran to join a team of state investigators to target allegations of voter... Read More
Mixed messages
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 28, 2014. State Senate Republicans’ latest regulatory reform bill is full of contradictions. It requires carbon monoxide alarms in lodging establishments and... Read More
Who really opposes free speech
RALEIGH — 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 political... Read More
