Keep tax credits
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, March 16, 2015. Generally speaking, state lawmakers do not like to pass up opportunities to increase tax revenue without raising taxes. Such an opportunity is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Wealth redistribution plan coming
The other shoe is about to drop, and it's a big one. The N&O of Raleigh reports that N.C. Senate Republicans will introduce their wealth-redistribution plan this week. They've been working up to it... Read More
Changing way sales tax distributed no fix for rural NC
Editorial by News and Observer, March 16, 2015. When President Obama or other Democrats talk about the need to raise taxes on the wealthy to give the middle class a break, Republicans scream about... Read More
Judges rule for Governor; legislature to hold up appointments
In what N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory hailed as a historic decision, a three-judge panel unanimously ruled in his favor Monday in a landmark challenge to the General Assembly. At issue was the separation of... Read More
A snapshot of the lottery's progress
The N.C. Education Lottery is the only state-run lottery in the country to increase sales and profits each year of its existence, according to a recent audit. It's also one of the youngest lotteries... Read More
Tom Ross: The real value of higher education
America is losing her way with regard to higher education. We seem to have forgotten the real value of higher education – both to our economy and to our society. We have become too focused on... Read More
Reformer: McCrory ethics updates 'amazing'
In the two years he has been governor, Pat McCrory should have filed only two disclosure statements to the state’s Ethics Commission detailing his various economic interests. McCrory has now filed... Read More
Operatives recycle Hagan claim
I suppose if you thought Kay Hagan’s reelection campaign was a brilliant exercise in political rhetoric, you might try to reuse her talking points to win the political debates of 2015 or the... Read More
How the GOP plans to overturn Wake elections
The morning after November’s election, as we read the morning newspaper over coffee, my wife noted with surprise that the Wake County Board of Commissioners had switched from Republican to... Read More
Pro and con: Should NC Supreme Court OK school vouchers
Bill Anderson says no, there’s no way to hold private schools accountable. Darrell Allison says yes, some public schools are failing and we need to give all kids a chance. Bill Anderson Dr. Bill... Read More
