In politics, it seems, bad ideas never die. This week’s Bad Bill of the Week – the first for the 2014 session – dredges up the type of legislative scheme that previously landed a ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week
HB 803: Healthy and High Levels of Micromanaging and Bureaucracy for Our Schools Act
House Bill 803, Healthy and High Performance Schools Act, is a lengthy bill filled with mind-numbing amounts of detail in an attempt to micro-manage the lives of schoolchildren. ... Keep Reading
HB 208: Thinking Inside the Box
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week has the intention of removing a barrier to employment opportunities for people with a criminal record, but like previous Bad Bills relating to ... Keep Reading
HB 976: Gun-Grabber Wish List
After reading House Bill 976, the Gun Safety Act, it becomes hard to believe that Joe Biden, Diane Feinstein and Andrew Cuomo are nowhere to be found roaming the halls of the North ... Keep Reading
HB 956: Who Let the Dogs Out?
Since the introduction of this week's Bad Bill of the Week, there has been a lot of talk about criminal background checks. No, not for potential gun buyers - criminal background ... Keep Reading
SB 150: Paging Karl Marx
One of the ten planks of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto is “Centralization of credit in the hands of the State.” Apparently of like mind is North Carolina state Senator Ellie ... Keep Reading
HB 722: Racial Justice Act, Part 2?
The death penalty is always a hot topic in any discussion, but is HB 722 another back-door attempt to do away with the death penalty without addressing the issue itself? HB 722, ... Keep Reading
HB 797, Business Facilities Development: Making a Bad Idea Worse
Government doling out taxpayer dollars to politically-connected businesses is bad enough, but this week’s Bad Bill of the Week takes that concept to even lower depths. HB 797, ... Keep Reading
SB 558: Exposing Taxpayers to More Risk
Gamblers on a losing streak often resort to desperately making riskier bets to try to make up for their previous losses – a move that rarely pays off and which usually leaves them ... Keep Reading
HR 836: Perpetuating a Major Myth from the Financial Crisis
House Resolution 836, Support Restoration of Glass-Steagall Act, is a fact-free proclamation seeking to perpetuate a harmful myth surrounding the financial collapse of 2008. ... Keep Reading
