Putting the circus under a single tent
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, September 16, 2015. It would be something of a rush job, but the idea of moving all of North Carolina’s 2016 primary elections — from county commissioners to... Read More
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N.C. needs to fix our budget process
If there is anything that we can learn from the protracted budget fight between the super-majority Republicans governing both chambers of the General Assembly, it is the fact that the system in how we... Read More
Unhand the 14th Amendment
The frustration of many with our porous borders, as well as concern about the burgeoning illegal populations, fosters much consternation about “anchor babies,” for want of a better descriptor... Read More
Senate and House leaders praise education decisions
Public education didn’t see the deep annual cuts that have become almost commonplace in recent years, as a proposed $21.7 billion budget from Republican state leaders was made public and faces... Read More
The sun sets on solar tax breaks
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 15, 2015. The best thing anyone can say about North Carolina's two-months-late state budget is, it could have been a lot worse. It restores tax credits for... Read More
We waited 11 weeks and this was the budget we got?
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 16, 2015. It wasn't worth the wait.The House and Senate will likely approve a new budget this week, more than 11 weeks after the fiscal year began. After... Read More
Bitter finish in Eden
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 16, 2015. The beer industry has never been stronger in North Carolina. But that’s no consolation to 520 employees of the MillerCoors brewery in Eden... Read More
Sales tax increase to help rural counties
North Carolina's republican lawmakers are responding to a newly-created tax that will help counties survive. Legislators have approved the placement of a tax on goods and services they say will create... Read More
The top 10 things you should know about the state budget deal
The FY 2015-16 North Carolina state budget has finally been finalized. Was it worth the wait? Rather than wading through 400 pages of text, you can read here about the ten most interesting and... Read More
Budget builds up savings
The North Carolina General Assembly seems poised to pass a budget for the 2015-17 biennium that spends some $22 billion a year on General Fund programs, appropriates more than $50 billion a year when... Read More
