In politics, at some point, you have to have ideas that appeal to the voting public. That lesson was taught to devastating effect on Election Day in North Carolina. On the ... Keep Reading
Republicans face tough fight for state’s highest court
When it comes to the state’s highest court, 2020 is a high–stakes year for N.C. Republicans. Democrats now enjoy a six-to-one majority on the N.C. Supreme Court. Because North ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s constitutional path to federal government reform
When the American people were debating whether to adopt our Constitution, North Carolina (a hotbed of anti-federalism) took the lead in ensuring the document was amended to include ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper’s bad faith budget negotiations
Governor Roy Cooper always had a strategy that was destined to fail. He wants to expand Medicaid. He knows Republicans who controlled the General Assembly are vehemently opposed to ... Keep Reading
Thanksgiving – a time to thank NC farmers
As our minds turn to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we generally begin to think about the food associated with them. Agriculture is North Carolina's largest industry, and ... Keep Reading
Whither 38 House Democrats?
By now, you have likely heard of the vote taken in the North Carolina House of Representatives last week to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the state budget legislation (House ... Keep Reading
On Medicaid, North Carolina should learn lessons from Louisiana — don’t expand
by Daniel Erspamer and Donald Bryson The ongoing impasse surrounding North Carolina’s budget has at its root Medicaid expansion—Gov. Roy Cooper supports it, while legislators ... Keep Reading
NC Budget Watch, Day 47 – $1.1 million of hypocrisy per day
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Cooper administration's corporate incentive frenzy in the days after his June 28 veto of the budget bill passed by the North Carolina General ... Keep Reading
NC BUDGET WATCH, Day 33: $1.2 million in corporate incentives per day
Today marks 33 days since Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed House Bill 966 - 2019 Appropriations Act - the budget bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly. Gov. Roy Cooper's ... Keep Reading
A conservative solution to the state budget impasse
First – and this piece is critical -- North Carolina's state government is not experiencing a budget crisis. From a national perspective, going into this year's state ... Keep Reading
