Volvo may have dropped North Carolina from its list of prospective plant sites because this state can’t promise its incentive programs have solid legislative support, the state’s administration... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, April 17, 2015. Let’s have a show of hands: Who thinks North Carolina politics aren’t partisan enough? Hello? Anybody? We don’t imagine any hands are... Read More
Never let it be said that I am against all tax increases. Please raise the tax on state and local government bonds – immediately. The federal tax deduction on these bonds has a fiscal impact of... Read More
A liability. That's how conservative City Councilman Tony Wilkins views Mayor Nancy Vaughan when it comes to dealing with the General Assembly, Joe Killian reports. Although Wilkins may not run for... Read More
The Supreme Court’s move Monday to send North Carolina’s controversial 2011 redistricting maps back for further study is not unexpected, but nonetheless welcome. It became clear last month that... Read More
If you had a fatal disease, would you want to try experimental drugs if there was a chance they would save your life, even if they might kill you sooner? Or would you consider ending your own life if... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling that had upheld the state’s Republican-drawn legislative and congressional districts. The nation’s highest court... Read More
Curtis Dubay of the Heritage Foundation aims a Daily Signal entry at those who believe high-income earners aren’t paying their “fair share.” Two graphics from Dubay’s commentary tell an... Read More
As senior chairman of the N.C. House Finance Committee, Bill Brawley wields plenty of power in Raleigh. But to hear the Matthews Republican tell it last week, the business and political elite in... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 19, 2015. Republicans who want to stick partisan labels on every election could end up with a surprise. The GOP brand in judicial and school board races... Read More
