Does it serve a clear public purpose to give lower-income families $4,200-a-year, taxpayer-funded scholarships so their children can attend private or religious schools? That was one of the main... Read More
Senator Tom Apodaca who’s gregarious and jovial and hard-nosed told the reporters, “The House went a little crazy with its budget” – then they asked about the Governor and he said, “The... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 27, 2015. At some point, we'd hope the message would be heard in the General Assembly: Stop stomping on local government. It's been a trend, starting in the... Read More
North Carolina tried an experiment, it was called NC GEAR. Government efficiency and performance based budgeting – ways to save dollars or use them more efficiently in state government. Governor... Read More
After two weeks, attorneys representing the N.C. NAACP and other groups rested their case Friday, having called more than 40 witnesses who testified either in court or via video depositions, that... Read More
There was absolutely nothing surprising about the North Carolina Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to uphold the constitutionality of the state’s new Opportunity Scholarship program. The outcome was... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, July 25, 2015. The State Legislature spent much of last week debating whether cities, counties, schools and universities can be trusted with hundreds of... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 26, 2015. North Carolina's system of public education won't collapse because the state Supreme Court upheld a private-school voucher program. But the court's... Read More
Governor Pat McCrory keeps claiming that he wants the state to stop issuing license plates featuring the confederate flag but still can’t seem to muster the courage to make it happen. It has now... Read More
