Progressive protestors, including “Moral Monday” demonstrators, have for roughly the past year voiced their opposition to a supposed state “tax increase” passed last year. ... Keep Reading
Fiscal Policy
Senate Budget Plan Includes Largest Teacher Pay Raise in State History
Senate Budget Plan Includes Largest Teacher Pay Raise in State History North Carolina’s state Senate last night released its proposed changes to the second year of the 2013-15 ... Keep Reading
The Left Lies About Growing Paychecks in NC
North Carolina’s historic 2013 tax reform is once again under attack, and once again the critics are using misleading claims and false narratives to deceive the public. Based on ... Keep Reading
But Wait There’s More! Event Center to Cost Extra $4.8 Million!
With a City Councilman who is a race baiter and a “Witness Wednesday” arrestee, another councilman who voted to give money to an organization of which he is a board member, and ... Keep Reading
Legislative Follow Up to Questions about Prisoner Health Care
There are many questions that are asked in legislative meetings and many times the staff notes that they will have to follow up with those questions at a later meeting. Some of ... Keep Reading
The Myth of ‘Trickle-Down Economics’
Pop quiz: what do you do when you are a politician who finds himself incapable of debating the merits of an opposing viewpoint? Answer: invent a viewpoint no one holds, critique ... Keep Reading
To create jobs, promote access to opportunity via human networks
By U.S. Sen. Mike Lee Like most Americans, I support the ability of individuals to collect unemployment insurance for a limited amount of time. But in order to start solving the ... Keep Reading
The Big Mo: Raleigh Area’s Success Offers Lessons
A new survey suggesting the future looks bright for the greater Raleigh area has important lessons for the whole state. The website newgeography.org recently published a study ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: A Quick Primer
In North Carolina, most news coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has focused on the massive technical failures of the federal exchange website. But ... Keep Reading
For Mentally Ill, Some Long-Awaited Glimmers of Hope
A version of this op-ed appeared in the Charlotte Observer. Last week, a young man from eastern North Carolina named Keith Vidal became the latest victim in a long series of ... Keep Reading
