Will there be an 'April surprise?'
Editorial by Winst0n-Salem Journal, April 14, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory, legislative budget writers and the state Revenue department have a plea for taxpayers preparing their 2013 tax returns today... Read More
NC Spin Articles
GOP legislators are not conservatives. They are reckless
Editorial by News and Observer, April 14, 2014. It really is time to stop calling those who run the N.C. General Assembly conservatives. They are not conservative. They are reckless. There’s a long... Read More
Barber is protesting Republican overreach
by Lisa Rab, Mother Jones, April 14, 2014. On a recent Sunday afternoon, the Reverend William Barber II reclined uncomfortably in a chair in his office, sipping bottled water as he recovered from... Read More
Tax Day pressures
Tax experts will tell anyone who listens that one of the biggest problems that accompanies any major rewrite of tax law is predicting how people will comply with the changes. Some portion of taxpayers... Read More
Deadly politics
Misery loves company and right here, in Raleigh, it’s led to a pretty strange alliance. Governor McCrory’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources and President Obama’s Environmental... Read More
Hagan casts her campaign as contrasting with out-of-state special interests
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, April 12, 2014. Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Saturday framed her re-election campaign as a contrast between out-of-state special interests and North Carolina... Read More
Local business taxes hurt businesses
The News and Observer’s recent editorial “Capping Local Business Tax Could Hurt Businesses” failed to point out that there was near uniformity among both Republicans and Democrats on the Revenue... Read More
Engaging the Hispanic community
I recently had the privilege to hear Daniel Garza speak and to talk with him personally. He is the Executive Director of The Libre Initiative based in Texas. His is a group that outreaches to the... Read More
No to claptrap and flimflam
Local officials in North Carolina, particularly those who reside in distressed communities, should be wary of the twin dangers of claptrap and flimflam. If you aren’t careful, you’ll buy bogus... Read More
McCrory still unpopular, opposition to gay marriage declines
PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Pat McCrory remains unpopular, and would find himself in a toss up contest for reelection. 40% of voters approve of the job McCrory's doing to 45% who... Read More
