The official response by the North Carolina Republican Party to the decision by the NCAA to move seven championship events out of the state next year because of the anti-LGBT law HB2 was startling and... Read More
Pat McCrory is the governor of a thriving state with a robust economy. He should be leading by six or so percentage points in his race for reelection. He is losing by six or so, and it’s mostly... Read More
The NCAA Board of Governors says it plans to move seven NCAA championships events previously scheduled to take place in North Carolina to other locations based on what it calls “the cumulative... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 14, 2016. March Madness is overrated. Just a bunch of attention on some of the best college athletes in the country playing NCAA championship basketball... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 14, 2016. North Carolina’s Republican leaders have done too much damage already but won’t stop. “It’s extortion, and it’s shameful extortion... Read More
A week ago, I wrote about some positive economic news pointing toward NC’s economy being on a “hot streak.” Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released household income data that sheds even more... Read More
North Carolina has made another top-10 list — one that should make the state’s fiscal conservatives particularly happy. The topic is government spending. As a share of gross domestic product... Read More
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, September 15, 2015. The chorus of cries for a repeal of House Bill 2 is growing louder as the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday followed the NCAA's lead and pulled its... Read More
I have strong opinions — but not about how to perform brain surgery, write a smart-phone app, design a golf course, or produce a hip hop album. Perhaps you do have a strong view about one of these... Read More
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, September 8, 2016 The election between Republican Sen. Richard Burr and challenger Democrat Deborah Ross is heating up as Election Day draws near, and many think... Read More
