Ten arrested in General Assembly protest
by Matthew Burns, WRAL, June 17, 2015. Ten people, including state NAACP President Rev. William Barber, were arrested Wednesday at the Legislative Building in the latest protest of the General... Read More
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Senate approves $21.5 billion budget
After a long debate over tax cuts and education spending, the state Senate voted 30-19 Wednesday to tentatively approve its $21.5 billion spending plan. While senators sparred over sales tax... Read More
Exploring Senate education budget priorities
The N.C. Senate’s budget plan would increase state funding for public schools by $450 million over the next two years. In an early response to the Senate education budget, the N.C. Association of... Read More
Count the costs for renewable energy mandates
by Jon Sanders, The John Locke Foundation, June 16, 2015. In 2007, nine Southeastern states' Utilities Commissions were deeply concerned. Congress was debating federal renewable energy portfolio... Read More
You decide: Can we remake ourselves?
Some say the next several decades will be the “age of remakes.” I don’t mean old films that have new versions produced, nor do I mean personal style remakes – like new clothes and a new hair... Read More
Conservative groups differ on effects of Senate tax plan
When the N.C. Senate unveiled a tax overhaul plan last week, some reactions were predictable. Cedric Johnson of the left-leaning NC Budget and Tax Center said it would “promote neither shared... Read More
No Bush, no Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s and Jeb Bush’s campaign kickoffs were notable not so much for what they said, but for what their campaign logos did NOT say – “Bush” or “Clinton.” Jeb’s logo is... Read More
The Senate's 504 page budget manifesto
Senate leaders didn’t just unveil a budget proposal this week, they released a 504-page ideological wish list that makes dramatic changes to the state Medicaid system, repeals important health care... Read More
The Senate's utopian budget
Republicans often complain that government programs pick winners and losers. Nobody is choosing winners and losers more than the GOP Senate. Winners are quite clearly people who are already doing well... Read More
A worthy borrowing plan
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, June 16, 2015. If you spend much time driving North Carolina’s highways, you know many are in sad shape. Pockmarked pavement, inadequate capacity, uncertain bridges... Read More
