Here is something you may not know about the way the General Assembly works these days. The odds are that your senator and representative have almost no say in what happens to controversial... Read More
If you want to pick a fight at the General Assembly in no time flat, just say two little words: school calendar. Debates over a pair of recently vetted House bills that would send students back to... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-Journal, April 12, 2017. A famous adage claims that the public must never see how sausage or legislation is made. North Carolina’s state House gave a grand demonstration... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, April 14, 2017. We are again involved in a debate about health insurance for those not covered by their employer, Medicare, Medicaid or other group... Read More
Editorial by Capitol Broadcasting Company, wral.com, April 7, 2017. While college athletic organizations are moving to return championships to North Carolina after last week’s compromise “repeal... Read More
The first time I visited the campus of Duke University, I did so because Rand Paul asked me to. It was during the 1988 presidential election. Like many conservative and libertarian students of the day... Read More
Everyone seems to be talking about fake news these days. Enabled by social media, its originators deal in hoaxes and disinformation. The objectives vary, with some wishing merely to sow confusion... Read More
North Carolina House Appropriations Chairman Dean Arp (R-Union) and Deputy Majority Leader Stephen Ross (R-Alamance) introduced House Bill 583 Pay-As-You-Go Capital & Infrastructure Fund at a press... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 7, 2017. North Carolina’s ABC system is heavy on the C, as in Control. Alcoholic Beverage Control laws run from Chapter 18B-100 through 18B-1309 in the... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 4, 2017. They played a little ballgame in Arizona Monday night. And the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s NCAA championship win over Gonzaga was... Read More
