Berger’s revealing bluster
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger met with members of the media Wednesday to discuss the upcoming legislative session and his remarks and answers to questions about what to expect this year had a... Read More
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger met with members of the media Wednesday to discuss the upcoming legislative session and his remarks and answers to questions about what to expect this year had a... Read More
by Tom Campbell In his inaugural address Governor Pat McCrory spoke of looking out toward Main Street, with government at our back and unlimited opportunity ahead. This Main Street metaphor stirs up... Read More
by Phil Kirk Tax reform has been discussed for at least 20 years in North Carolina. I recall the appointment and excellent work in this area by at least four high-level commissions with little or no... Read More
Noting that the unemployment rate continues to drop, albeit at a painfully slow rate, one think tanker told The Wall Street Journal that recent reductions in the generosity of the unemployment... Read More
The NC General Assembly convenes January 30 for the long session. With an influx of new members, we are sure to see leadership take more control to stay on schedule. And, there will be the usual... Read More
I think the 2013 General Assembly will continue asking these questions about the lines in our budget, "Why did we begin funding this activity, why have we continued to fund this activity and is this... Read More
I expect the 2013 session of the North Carolina General Assembly to combine a number of discrete, easy-to-explain, and popular initiatives — such as a voter ID bill — with a few big policy slogs... Read More
A new year brings new opportunities, and North Carolina offers the nation's best opportunities to change state government. North Carolina has the strongest Republican leadership in well over a century... Read More
By Andy Ellen NC Retail Merchants Association The federal government isn't the only one facing a "Fiscal Cliff." North Carolina is staring down its own fiscal cliff in the form of a $2.5 billion debt... Read More
Public relations is the art and science of managing information to persuade an audience. Governor McCrory has clearly adopted his PR strategy to persuade the people of North Carolina. By repeating the... Read More