House spends too much
If leaders of the North Carolina House of Representatives are right that the state needs a 6.3 percent increase in General Fund spending for the coming year, then they were wrong two years ago when... Read More
NC Spin Articles
House continues education policy shift
If you haven't paid attention to the direction the Republican-led General Assembly is going in K-12 public education, the proposed N.C. House budget offers a tutorial in a microcosm. The education... Read More
House GOP wants to bring back film incentives in a HUGE way
The House Committee Draft Budget today includes this gem: Film and Entertainment Grant Fund Provides funds to the Film and Entertainment Grant Fund established in G.S. 143B-437.02A, to encourage the... Read More
House budget prompts tax, spending disagreements with Senate
State senators and House members could spend the coming weeks debating income taxes and spending levels after the House’s budget proposal – released Monday – highlighted divisions between... Read More
Debt, tax carve-outs and fee hikes galore in House budget plan
A House budget document sent to House Finance Committee members Sunday night includes sections focused on proposed new debt along with tax and fee changes being considered for the 2015 state budget... Read More
House would spend nearly $1 billion more than McCrory
The General Fund budget proposal released Monday by GOP state House leaders for the two-year budget cycle starting July 1 would increase spending by nearly $1 billion more than the increase... Read More
NC voters: UNC costs enough already
North Carolina voters think the University of North Carolina system is too expensive. That’s one key finding of a recent poll by the Civitas Institute. When asked about the amount of state... Read More
Hospital association unveils Medicaid proposal
The N.C. Hospital Association is wading into the debate about state Medicaid reform, predictably encouraging a provider-led format to address the risk involved in the $14 billion program. At the... Read More
Ask the right questions
Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don’t assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational... Read More
Hillary Clinton's challenges
Is it too early to start putting the 2016 presidential election in historical perspective? Maybe. But it is never too early to ask presidential historian and UNC-Chapel Hill emeritus history... Read More
