The Senate budget proposal upends the state Department of Health and Human Services by moving to take away its biggest responsibility, Medicaid. At the same time it would cut thousands of elderly and... Read More
Rep. Bob Brawley could be a poster boy for today’s Republican Party. He distrusts government, espouses lower taxes, votes pro-business, and in the 2013-14 General Assembly he has co-sponsored bills... Read More
North Carolina Implications: No North Carolina Congressional race is on the list of the 39 targets. That’s because there are no opportunities for Democrats to pick up a seat in North Carolina in... Read More
14 folks from all over North Carolina got arrested in the Legislative Building. They thought they were there to protest Republican actions. They got hustled by Bill Barber....and the con flopped. The... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 28, 2014. She was at once an old soul and one forever young, one who felt the pain of her ancestors and the joy of the newest generation and communicated it all... Read More
California Governor Jerry Brown put his finger on the syndrome in 2012: “Everybody went to school, so everybody thinks they know how to teach, or they think they know something about education... Read More
by Cullen Browder and Adam Owens, WRAL, May 28, 2014. RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan spent much of the primary season on the defensive, as both Republican candidates and outside groups... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 28, 2014. At least one thing is certain about the teacher pay plan unveiled Wednesday by N.C. Senate Republicans: It shows what lawmakers can do when they put... Read More
RALEIGH To lower local taxes on businesses, state lawmakers may force cities and towns onto a $62 million fiscal cliff. The state Senate on Wednesday voted 37-9 to give preliminary approval to a wide... Read More
