Beer money and changing markets
News that beer distributors through political action committees poured nearly $100,000 toward defeating a bill to lift a production cap on North Carolina brewers should surprise no one. Tuesday, The... Read More
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Know these five budget facts
During the recently completed legislative session, the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to enact a new budget for state government. Here are... Read More
Race won't be a factor in legislative maps, Republicans say
Lawmakers won’t consider race when they redraw legislative maps to meet a Sept. 1 federal court deadline. Republicans on the House and Senate redistricting committee made that clear as they swatted... Read More
Publicly financed stadiums: Don't believe the hype
Bidding groups from Charlotte and Raleigh are hoping to snag a new Major League Soccer franchise when the MLS expands. JLF’s Julie Tisdale compares the two bids here. But importantly, she also... Read More
Nonpartisan races work best for city
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 11, 2017. The Charlotte Observer paid Greensboro a compliment in an editorial last week. It said Greensboro’s nonpartisan City Council elections are... Read More
Don't play politics with GenX mess
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 10, 2017. In the worrisome saga of GenX pollution in the Cape Fear River, the to-do list is long. As the investigation proceeds, we expect the list will grow... Read More
Tillis right on counsel
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 9, 2017. Republican Thom Tillis, one of North Carolina’s two U.S. senators, has rightly joined Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware in a bill that would... Read More
School bus bill puts private companies in driver's seat
Drivers who pass stopped school buses could get fined up to $1,000 under a bill that Gov. Roy Cooper signed on July 25 – but the hefty fine isn’t why legislators from both parties opposed the... Read More
North Carolinians oppose DOJ cuts, down on Trump
PPP's new North Carolina poll finds strong, bipartisan opposition to cuts the General Assembly has made to the budget of the North Carolina Department of Justice. Only 18% of voters support the... Read More
Enough stalling, GOP, draw the maps
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Rocky Mount Telegram, August 9, 2017. The wrangling between federal judges and GOP legislators brings to mind an episode from early childhood... Read More
