Pat and Phil
Pat and Phil don’t gee and haw. Awhile back, after the Coal Ash Spill, Pat went to work cleaning up the mess, then Phil passed a bill to have a Commission take over the job – which got Pat... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Holdering on
Ex-Congressman Barney Frank suggests this slogan for Democrats: “We’re not perfect, but they’re nuts.” Take the GOP’s hard-line opposition to Loretta Lynch’s nomination as Attorney... Read More
Majority doesn't always rule in voice votes
Most committee votes in the General Assembly are done by voice vote. The committee chairman calls for "ayes," then "noes" on a particular piece of legislation or an amendment to a bill. The side with... Read More
More money, less safe
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, March 23, 2015. State funding for driver’s education is set to run out on June 30, creating an expensive proposition for parents, and local school districts... Read More
Best NC leading the way in public education
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, reprinted from News and Observer, March 23, 2015. The News & Observer of Raleigh published a longer version of this editorial last week. While many factions are... Read More
Protect the many
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 24, 2015. Sen. Jeff Tarte said he respects religious freedom but added, “Your rights stop at the point you start impinging on anybody else’s rights... Read More
Time to compromise with campus liberals
Dear UNC Board of Governors: As you probably already know, Gabriel Lugo is president of the faculty senate at UNCW, which stands for The University of North Carolina for Whining Liberals. As faculty... Read More
The Superintendent shuffle
Public school superintendents have been in the news lately, and it’s not been flattering. Desperate to move on from the contentious tenure of Superintendent Katie McGee, the Brunswick County Board... Read More
Tread lightly on religious liberty
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 21, 2015. Religious liberty seems to be a slippery concept in the North Carolina Senate. Last month, senators passed a bill allowing magistrates to refuse to... Read More
Raleigh must not copy federal dysfunction
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 20, 2015. Have you heard this one? The administration was engaged in a power struggle with the House and Senate, so the lawmakers threaten to hold up nominee... Read More
