Careful about rule changes
To the extent that Roy Cooper has a reasonable chance of defeating Gov. Pat McCrory for reelection, it’s because many of his fellow Democrats failed in their efforts to change the electoral process... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The rift in Raleigh
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 22, 2015. The harsh language heard in Raleigh last week echoes the heated rhetoric frequently sounded in Washington. There, it’s understandable. A... Read More
Crying wolf instead of creating a real economic development policy
North Carolina desperately needs a thorough, public and serious debate about economic development policy and the use of incentives to attract new jobs to the state. No one really likes incentives but... Read More
The incentives insult
I wonder if the N.C. Legislature understands the “smack in the face” effect its incentives to lure new businesses to the state has on a business like mine that has been operating here for over... Read More
Schism evident between McCrory, legislature
Gov. Pat McCrory is frustrated with the General Assembly, and the feeling was more than mutual this week. Although Republicans control both the Executive Mansion and the legislature, the two branches... Read More
State Senate brings the pettiness of Washington to Raleigh
It may sound a like a story you have heard before, sharp pointed exchanges in public between top lawmakers and executive branch officials, Senate leaders refusing to confirm administrative... Read More
Legislators should leave local municipalities alone
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, March 19, 2015. The state legislature’s GOP majority is abandoning its party’s love of small government and local control as it bulldozes uninvited into local... Read More
Comparison of House, Senate "Economic Development" bills
Earlier this month, the NC House introduced the “NC Competes Act,” a bill that would expand the state’s Job Development Investment Grant program (JDIG), and extend targeted tax breaks for... Read More
Senators target religious exemptions for vaccines
A bill filed Thursday by three senators would repeal the state’s religious exemption for vaccines. Senate Bill 346, sponsored by Sens. Jeff Tarte R-Mecklenburg, Tamara Barringer, R-Wake, and Terry... Read More
Education administrators, governor differ on how to spend money
At a conference Thursday for school administrators in Raleigh, the Gov. Pat McCrory commiserated with those looking for greater investment in public schools, reiterating his plan to expand education... Read More
