Grading the graders
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 11, 2015. State Republican lawmakers, who are so fond of “accountability” that they’ve mandated a letter grade for each public school, got report cards... Read More
NC Spin Articles
House leaders try again on Medicaid reform
State House leaders were on familiar ground Wednesday as they unveiled this year's Medicaid reform proposal. The plan looks very much like their 2014 proposal, which the Senate refused to consider... Read More
Senate bill lowers taxes, redefines job luring programs
The state Senate has rolled out a new economic development and tax reform bill that would give the governor a new lure for large manufacturers. Members of the Senate Commerce Committee reviewed the... Read More
Freezing, studying renewable mandate makes sense
A mandate that 12.5 percent of North Carolina’s energy eventually would come from renewable sources or energy efficiency was a bad idea back in 2007, when the idea was included in Senate Bill... Read More
McCrory talked Tata out of running, source says
Jones+Blount has learned that, according to a source, Gov. Pat McCrory personally talked transportation Secretary TonyTata out of running for Congress. The source, who has knowledge of the discussions... Read More
The culture wars return to Raleigh
With the pending U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage expected, and the issue of whether North Carolina magistrate’s should be allowed a ‘religious objection’ to performing same-sex... Read More
NC gets an F on its efforts to fund public schools
National reports notes wide resource disparities Two national reports released this week find that North Carolina is failing to adequately fund its public schools, mirroring a years-long trend of... Read More
The Tea Party strikes back
If you’re familiar with the North Carolina Republican Party, you know that the establishment nearly always gets its way when it comes to electing a party chair. It’s almost always the same... Read More
GOP likely to retain legislative control
I don't have a crystal ball, but I bet I could tell you whether a Democrat or Republican will win election in at least 150 of the 170 state House and Senate districts in 2016. With a little luck, I... Read More
Federal tax reform looks less and less likely
Joseph Lawler reports for the Washington Examiner on fading hopes for federal tax reform. Tax reform in the 114th Congress was always a remote possibility. But now it looks like business and... Read More
