Setting the price of sunshine
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has started its process of setting solar energy rates for the next two years. It's a complex process involving weeks of hearings conducted like legal... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate drops tenure from teacher raise proposal
by Lynn Bonner, News and Observer, July 8, 2014. Senate Republicans are willing to drop the requirement that teachers give up tenure to get 11 percent raises this year, a major concession in budget... Read More
5 Things lawmakers to complete before leaving
The North Carolina Senate and House are holding low-key floor meetings this week with few or no recorded votes to give time to negotiators on the state budget and a handful of other bills to work out... Read More
More stupid hat!
Governor Pat (Stupid Hat) McCrory’s admonition worked! No deaths or injuries were reported from Hurricane Arthur after he went on television urging North Carolinians along the coast: “Don’t put... Read More
Weak coal ash bill an affront to North Carolinians
Environmental advocates who collectively speak for a large number of N.C. residents are outraged by the weakness of the proposed bill to address the state’s coal ash mess, its failure to protect... Read More
Lawyers spar over effects of NC's elections overhaul
The legal fight over some of the more controversial provisions of North Carolina’s elections overhaul bill brought an array of arguments and a crowd of lawyers to a federal courtroom Monday. The U.S... Read More
A better way to teach NC's young drivers
A report Sunday in the Charlotte Observer about state subsidies being withdrawn for driver education in high schools misses a critical fact. The current program does not work. A lack of objectives... Read More
DHHS, Medicaid fixes start at the top
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 7, 2014. The sad thing in reading the (Raleigh) News & Observer’s important two-part series on the state’s Medicaid woes and the dysfunctional management of... Read More
Libertarian's surprising support could swing N.C. Senate race
Most evenings, Sean Haugh is a pizza deliveryman. But every other week or so, the Libertarian Party’s Senate nominee in North Carolina opens a few craft beers on the counter of the bar in his... Read More
Announced 8 percent teacher raise based on 'scuttlebutt'
An electronic update emailed by N.C. Sen. Jeff Tarte's office Monday contained startling news: "The Senate, House and Governor have all put forward plans to address teacher pay. The conference... Read More
