Stay safe on holiday highways
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 25, 2017. We knew a holiday weekend was coming when a couple of local gas stations bumped up their prices by 10 to 15 cents a gallon. They’re ready to make... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Independent redistricting needed
Editorial by The Winston-Salem Journal, May 23, 2017. Here we go again. The U.S. Supreme Court rightly ruled Monday that North Carolina lawmakers relied too heavily on race when drawing two... Read More
Lessons from a North Carolina embarrassment
In image-conscious North Carolina, sometimes it takes an embarrassment to get the state in gear. Consider, for example, what happened in 1989 when North Carolina learned it ranked as the state with... Read More
Opening the books on renewable power in NC
In what may be a first, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has put on its docket a petition to declare that a renewable power facility is in fact a public utility under NC law. This... Read More
Republicans advance education budget over strong objections
GOP leaders deflect criticism, promise to hear amendments next week A key House committee signed off on the chamber’s public school budget report Thursday, despite Democrats’ complaints that they... Read More
GOP crafts a message to UNC with a chainsaw
The state Senate took a chain saw to the University of North Carolina law school this month, cutting nearly a third of the state appropriation for one of the nation’s oldest law schools. The... Read More
Food deserts not taxpayers' responsibility
Pulling into the local store for juice and cauliflower instead of a soda and a candy bar does not sound enticing. But it is an image that the politically correct want lawmakers to envision for their... Read More
Yes on Senate provision for BOG staff
Money for three staff positions for the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) is included in the Senate proposed budget (SB 257), approved on May 22. The specific provision allocates $300,000 for three staff... Read More
Tillis' recovery averts a firestorm
by Paul O'Conner, The Insider, printed in The Wilson Daily Times, May 25, 2017. Some might find this column tasteless, but there is no denying that the unexpected need to replace a U.S. senator last... Read More
General Assembly is failing to address opiate epidemic
From the Durham Herald As the General Assembly trudges toward the final weeks of its long session, legislators are wrestling with late-night (and early morning) maneuvers and short tempers. What has... Read More
