One party, but no unity on budget
Editorial by News and Observer, June 24, 2014. At the federal level, the gulf between the Democratic-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled House is a given and legislative gridlock is the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Stam calls pedophilia, sadism 'sexual orientations'
Advocates for gay and lesbian North Carolinians are calling on House Speaker Thom Tillis to explain his position on GLBT issues after inflammatory remarks on the House floor debate Tuesday by Tillis... Read More
NC Lawmakers may pass abbreviated budget, go home
North Carolina lawmakers may approve a "mini-budget" with a raise for public school teachers and adjourn until January without passing a complete fiscal 2015 state budget, state Sen. Tom Apodaca said... Read More
McCrory vetoes bill over review board changes
Gov. Pat McCrory vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have kept the minimum number of unemployment insurance benefits at 12 weeks because of his concern about how appointees to a review board were changed... Read More
Which Carolina is ahead?
Within hours of the announcement last week that two Charlotte-based companies, LPL Financial and The Lash Group, would relocate thousands of jobs across the border to South Carolina, political and... Read More
Crocodile tears?
Each year hospitals pay the state $135 million which, through some mysterious alchemy, morphs into the federal government paying the state a second $135 million (to care for Medicaid patients... Read More
Moral Monday strikes its tent
by Civitas Review online, June 23, 2014. So it was just a show all along. At the Monday rally at Halifax Mall, the Rev. William Barber announced that it was the last Moral Monday rally. It was no... Read More
Why farmers see fertile ground on immigration reform
We are farmers who raise different types of crops in different regions of our country. Like all farmers, we have lived through difficult periods when bad weather, low prices or weak demand had us... Read More
Duke says coal ash clean deadlines unrealistic
Officials with Duke Energy said Monday that adhering to a proposed timeline for decommissioning coal ash basins across the state could be difficult, as closing procedures will vary widely from site to... Read More
Advance Auto's 600 'new jobs' includes some existing General Parts workers
When Advance Auto Parts was awarded a state incentives package worth more than $17.4 million last week, the McCrory administration touted the company’s plan to “create 600 new jobs” in Raleigh... Read More
