One of the most important − and most expensive − responsibilities of state government is to plan and maintain the capital needs of state agencies. Although specific ... Keep Reading
Issues
“Voter-Owned” Elections: Cleaning up Campaign Financing or Limiting Free Speech?
Supporters of HB 1517 gathered in Raleigh yesterday to lobby for the “Voter-Owned Elections Act,” which would appropriate $4.58 million over the next two years to ... Keep Reading
HB 91: One-Stop Voting
Earlier this afternoon, the Senate passed an amended version of HB 91, the One-Stop Voting Act, which passed the House in March 2007. Offered by Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham), ... Keep Reading
Charter Schools: Why More Study Is Needed
The debate over raising the cap on charter schools has prompted legislation (HB 30) for a study of charter schools. A recent report by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy ... Keep Reading
An Interstate Compact to Award Presidential Electors?
By Brian Mullis Senate Bill 954, sponsored by Senator Daniel Clodfelter (D-Mecklenburg), proposes entangling North Carolina in an interstate compact that instructs the ... Keep Reading
Middle-class Welfare: The House Budget and Education
Remember this number: $10.7 billion. This figure represents how much North Carolina expects to spend on education in the $20.1 billion state budget currently under consideration in ... Keep Reading
Compromise on the Smoking Ban: Look to Virginia
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Such is the mantra of Representative Hugh Holliman (D-Davidson). After failing to round up enough votes to ... Keep Reading
Should North Carolina Raise the Compulsory Schooling Age?
North Carolina is among a slim majority of states with a compulsory schooling age of 16, meaning that a student can choose to leave school on their 16th birthday. Nine states have ... Keep Reading
Does N.C. Inflate Student Test Scores: The Need For Federal Testing
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001, the federal government has encouraged improvement in reading and math curriculums by holding states accountable ... Keep Reading
