Paul O'Connor: Not many changes
Paul O'Connor: Not many changes Monday, May 19, 2014 Originally Published by Greenville Daily Reflector I woke up Wednesday feeling a bit like Bobby Ewing in the old “Dallas” TV episode in which... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Time to Lighten the State’s School Funding Burden?
Originally Appeared on Carolina Journal Online - May. 21st, 2014 RALEIGH — One of the unique characteristics of education funding in North Carolina is the fact that a relatively high percentage of... Read More
6 Things Moral Monday Protestors get wrong
The Monday protesters were back again, and this time they're even more wrong than they were the last time. Last year many of the reforms planned by the General Assembly hadn't yet taken effect. When... Read More
Moral Monday protestors return to Raleigh quietly, but outspoken
by Anne Blythe, News and Observer, May 19, 2014. Demonstrators trying to raise a ruckus about the North Carolina legislature’s swing to the political right put tape across their mouths and paraded... Read More
NC DOT tries to compare road and rail spending
The state Department of Transportation’s “data-driven” ratings of 3,100 projects, released last week, do more than just reckon which road improvements would deliver the most benefit for North... Read More
Common core is neither a plot nor a panacea
Think that the quality of political debate in North Carolina is low and declining? I agree. For a recent, telling example of the problem, consider the debate about North Carolina’s participation in... Read More
Changes may add up to April surprise
Enjoying the extra cash you're taking home with every paycheck under the new state tax plan? So am I. But we may all be surprised next April when we file state tax returns. Rather than the typical... Read More
States grapple with unpopular property taxes
State Sen. David Argall thinks Pennsylvania’s law to fund schools with property taxes, which dates from the 1830s, has outlived its usefulness. He is pushing a bill that would eliminate property... Read More
NC's first priority is to hush those who disagree
by Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, May 17, 2014. I am happy to report to you, dear constituents, what a good job we’re doing for you here at the N.C. Legislature. On the very second day of... Read More
Try to get a look at the state budget as it speeds past us
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 18, 2014. If the frenetic pace of last year's "long" legislative session is any indication, the "short" session is poised to move at an even faster pace. That... Read More
