Opening day of the 2017-18 General Assembly was filled with warm greetings, friendly exchanges, and promises of compromise. After a short break, lawmakers have returned to get down to the real work of... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Asheville Citizen-Times, January 5, 2017. Lawyers know never to ask a question for which they don’t know the answer. Likewise, legislative... Read More
Gov. Roy Cooper’s recently announced appointments to key positions in his administration continue to highlight his escape from reality. He named Charlie Perusse as state budget director. Yes, that... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, January 3, 2017. The people who assess the best places in America to do business have been unanimous about this for years now: North Carolina is near the top among... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 3, 2017. It was fitting that Roy Cooper's oath of office was administered by Mark Martin, chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court. Our new governor may... Read More
Governor Roy Cooper’s decision to wait to announce his cabinet appointments until after his swearing in is highly unusual as reported in this recent Civitas article. In the article, Francis De Luca... Read More
The weather forecast this weekend is the Universe’s way of preparing North Carolina for the next four years: Big storms are coming, nobody can predict what will happen and there is maximum risk to... Read More
We are only a few days into the New Year but two starkly different political styles are already on display in Raleigh. Newly elected Governor Roy Cooper is beginning his term by methodically... Read More
What a difference a governor makes! Just a week or so ago, people were asking, “With veto proof majorities in the legislature, what can Roy Cooper do?” Well, yesterday he told us. He can try to... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 5, 2017. Gov. Roy Cooper named cabinet secretaries and “caretaker supervisors” to run his fledgling administration Tuesday. He’s starting out like no... Read More
