To see the follow-up, click here. Many underprivileged kids in Durham County got a very cold Christmas present last year, as around 250 children on a Smart Start scholarship for ... Keep Reading
Senate Bill Gets Tough on Deficit
In a bold move to proactively address an historical budget shortfall expected this summer, Senator Richard Stevens (R – Wake) and two other Republican senators, introduced SB 13, ... Keep Reading
Assembly under New Management
On an otherwise dreary Wednesday afternoon, a newly instated and historical legislative body wasted no time in setting the tone for the 2011-12 session with a series of substantial ... Keep Reading
The Daycare Dilemma
2011 finds North Carolina in the abyss of recession: high unemployment, low private sector job growth, and state government scrambling to fill a $3.7 billion budget hole. In a year ... Keep Reading
Senate Sets Session’s Tone
Within minutes of the legislative body taking the oath of office, Senate leadership pushed through a number of procedural reforms that were at times contentious and other times ... Keep Reading
Waiting for Stimulation
Reflecting on the economic reality in North Carolina throughout the recently-completed year of 2010 reveals some grim truths about the so-called stimulus, which should have by ... Keep Reading
ARRA: More Stagnation than Stimulation
Nearly $800 billion and two years later, state government analysts are revealing the true impotence of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); aka the federal stimulus ... Keep Reading
The Medicaid Saga: From Stimulus to Obamacare
The crushing weight of North Carolina's Medicaid costs continue to encumber state finances amidst an historic fiscal crisis, and sources say it is about to get much worse. With ... Keep Reading
October 2010 Poll Results
This poll of 600 likely general election voters in North Carolina was conducted October 18-20, 2010 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Virginia. All respondents were part of a ... Keep Reading
10 Ways to Trim Government Spending
North Carolina's $3 billion budget shortfall awaiting the winners of November's elections is sure to dampen many a victory party. Those lucky legislators will be inheriting a ... Keep Reading
