Tired of the gasoline tax? It would go away under a bill introduced this week by a Mecklenburg County lawmaker. But Rep. Charles Jeter, a Huntersville Republican, would replace it with an annual fee... Read More
At first glance, Gov. Pat McCrory's budget for 2015-2017 is down the middle – not too friendly, not too unfriendly. Although outside groups on both the right and left have criticized the plan, much... Read More
There’re two sides to every coin. Last year, when the State Senate took away Governor McCrory’s appointments to the Board of Review, the Governor vetoed the bill. Then the Senate overrode his... Read More
More than one in five adults in North Carolina still smokes and more than 15 percent of high school students do—costing the state thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year–and North... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 10, 2015. For months, we have been savoring crumbs of information about the possibility of a giant automaker announcing plans to build a plant in Edgecombe... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, March 10, 2015. Vice President Joe Biden, who spent 36 years in the United States Senate, said he’d never seen anything like it. The New York Daily News proclaimed... Read More
Lawmakers voiced questions and concerns Tuesday about Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget proposal. Budget Director Lee Roberts spent an hour explaining the spending plan, which was released last week, and... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, March 6, 2015. Secrecy and government don’t mix. Never has, never will. That’s our message to state Rep. Darren Jackson of Wake County who wants to keep people... Read More
If North Carolina’s tax burden has no effect on business decisions and the performance of the economy, as left-of-center politicians and editorialists have repeatedly insisted, then why are they so... Read More
Before any 2016 death match, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush face a death march through the media and their own parties’ chattering crowds. Last week’s crisis was Clinton’s email while Secretary... Read More
