Top 5 in '15
Policies the NC General Assembly should address this session Today marks the opening day for the 2015 “long session” for the North Carolina General Assembly. Legislators will confront many... Read More
NC Spin Articles
0-3 start for McCrory?
On their first day in session, legislative leaders sent a message to Governor McCrory: We’re back, and we’re in charge. McCrory has talked about three things in recent weeks: He wants more... Read More
A session of defense for the reactionary direction of the last four years
At first glance there didn’t seem to be a lot of news on the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session, nothing unexpected anyway. The House elected Rep. Tim Moore as Speaker and the Senate re... Read More
To see economic growth, we must fix transportation network
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 15, 2015. Leaders don't look at a problem and say, "We can't do it. We can't afford it." Real leaders take the approach that we can't afford not to make that... Read More
Legislators propose to move state Medicaid control to independent board
Republican legislators looking to solve the persistent problem of unpredictable Medicaid spending are proposing to set up an independent board to run the $14 billion government insurance program. A... Read More
Despite claims, GOP policies aren't spurring the economy
Editorial by News and Observer, January 15, 2015. Phil Berger, freshly re-elected as the state Senate’s president pro tem, opened the new legislative session this week with a political version of an... Read More
Earnest debate this legislative session? Yeah, right.
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, January 14, 2015. As expected, the 2015-16 session of the N.C. General Assembly opened on Wednesday. And also as anticipated, Republicans Tim Moore of Cleveland... Read More
What's at stake for public schools in 2015?
As members of the North Carolina General Assembly make their way back to Raleigh this week for the 2015 legislative session, many have education at the top of their agendas—which is no surprise... Read More
Obama's fail
Two headlines this week tell why even President Obama’s fans despair sometimes. First, while Obama and his staff focused on rolling out his free-community college proposal, they neglected to send... Read More
Berger and Moore speak to legislative agendas
by Mark Binker WRAL, January 14, 2015. If anyone was hoping Republican and Democratic leaders would lay out detailed agendas on the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session, they were in for... Read More
