A top Republican in North Carolina politics has bolstered his visibility leading up to a May 6 primary where the GOP will elect a candidate to challenge Democrat Kay Hagan for her U.S. Senate seat... Read More
by Art Pope, published in Talking About Politics, May 1, 2014. I received a response from Art Pope to my blog yesterday (“Rich and Ruthless”). He said: “Feel free to post this to your web site... Read More
Democrats contemplating a comeback need to contemplate this. The Republican Party is spending at least $650,000 on “a blistering attack”against Justice Robin Hudson of the state Supreme Court... Read More
Rep. Jon Hardister says that he has come to regret the vote he cast for the state budget last year because of the cuts it made to public schools and the lack of a salary increase for teachers... Read More
Why does the News & Observer want to hide facts from the voters in an election year? The paper's editorial board threw a fit over ads highlighting a written opinion by state Supreme Court Justice... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, April 30, 2014. Justice for All North Carolina is an independent political group out to defeat Democrats in judicial elections in North Carolina. The group might have... Read More
A state legislative subcommittee wants North Carolina students to be able to attend any public school in the state, allowing them to cross district lines without having to pay tuition or receive... Read More
by Bruce Henderson, News and Observer, April 30, 2014. Duke Energy shareholders will gather Thursday for an annual meeting framed by investors critical of Duke’s response to a Feb. 2 coal ash spill... Read More
There has been much debate about the Common Core State Standards and while politicians are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts. Much of the information that has... Read More
by Andrew Curliss and Patrick Gannon, Charlotte Observer, May 1, 2014. Three years ago, lawmakers and Gov. Bev Perdue sweetened incentives to help lure TV shows, movies, commercials and other film... Read More
