Common Core is a common sense plan
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 16, 2013. Even with Congress in recess and the N.C. General Assembly home after its 2013 session, the political silly season shows little sign of ending. The... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The good sense of voter ID
Editorial by The National Review, 15, 2013. It is either the case that African Americans, young people, old people, and poor people labor under some onerous yet curiously undetectable burden that... Read More
Gov. McCrory’s Cronies Get Big Raises as Teachers Struggle and His Poll Numbers Plummet
by Myron Pitts, Fayetteville Observer, August 15, 2013. They call it “shared sacrifice.” Reports have emerged that two twenty-something guys who work for the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human... Read More
McCrory's true approval ratings?
The N&O reports on contrasting polling results on Gov. McCrory that were released this week: Pat McCrory's camp released internal poll numbers Wednesday showing his job approval rating at 48 percent... Read More
Lawmakers may return to override McCrory veto
Gov. McCrory just vetoed his first bill of the 2013 Legislation Session. The bill he vetoed is HB 392 “Warrant Status/ Drug Screen Public Assistance.” Civitas recently reported on the bill... Read More
We need an app for gridlock
The disconnect technology in our schools Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2013. On a Thursday in early June, President Barack Obama visited Mooresville Middle School, where students in... Read More
Voting law challenges face tough fight
By Laura Leslie, WRAL, August 15, 2013. Opponents of North Carolina's new elections law may face an uphill battle in court. That's the word from Duke University professor Guy Charles, who heads the... Read More
Overreach - It's not voter ID; it's really power politics
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 14, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory tried to put lipstick on a pig, and all he did was make himself look silly. The pig looked pretty foolish, too. When he signed a... Read More
DWI backlog endangers us all
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 14, 2013. Reasons abound for the backlog of DWI cases because of long-delayed blood-alcohol testing at the state crime lab, but the issue is one of... Read More
