The N.C. Senate’s budget plan would increase state funding for public schools by $450 million over the next two years. In an early response to the Senate education budget, the N.C. Association of... Read More
by Jon Sanders, The John Locke Foundation, June 16, 2015. In 2007, nine Southeastern states' Utilities Commissions were deeply concerned. Congress was debating federal renewable energy portfolio... Read More
Some say the next several decades will be the “age of remakes.” I don’t mean old films that have new versions produced, nor do I mean personal style remakes – like new clothes and a new hair... Read More
When the N.C. Senate unveiled a tax overhaul plan last week, some reactions were predictable. Cedric Johnson of the left-leaning NC Budget and Tax Center said it would “promote neither shared... Read More
Hillary Clinton’s and Jeb Bush’s campaign kickoffs were notable not so much for what they said, but for what their campaign logos did NOT say – “Bush” or “Clinton.” Jeb’s logo is... Read More
Senate leaders didn’t just unveil a budget proposal this week, they released a 504-page ideological wish list that makes dramatic changes to the state Medicaid system, repeals important health care... Read More
Republicans often complain that government programs pick winners and losers. Nobody is choosing winners and losers more than the GOP Senate. Winners are quite clearly people who are already doing well... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, June 16, 2015. If you spend much time driving North Carolina’s highways, you know many are in sad shape. Pockmarked pavement, inadequate capacity, uncertain bridges... Read More
A majority of registered voters in North Carolina – and an even larger percentage of registered voters across the United States – believe Congress should modify the Affordable Care Act, rather... Read More
There is no stronger or smarter Democratic voice in the General Assembly — and perhaps in all of state government — than Rep. Rick Glazier of Fayetteville. He soon will be gone, a major loss for a... Read More
