With all the national issues it turns out to be a local one that best crystallizes the problem with runaway government. In the Raleigh News and Observer today we have an article, ... Keep Reading
crime
“A Minor Adjustment”
That's how resident lefty Chris Fitzsimon described the changes to the sentencing grid that I point out in my blog post yesterday. Apparently, he feels that giving future child ... Keep Reading
NCGA Gets Soft on Crime
In one of its final acts of the 2009 session, the NC House gave final approval to two Senate bills that together will significantly reduce prison sentences for felons. SB 488 ... Keep Reading
HB 197: No Arrrrrgument Here
Just when you thought you saw all superfluous spending from this year’s legislature, HB 197 floats to the surface. Introduced by Reps. McLawhorn (D-Pitt), E. Warren ... Keep Reading
HB 1128: Sweatin’ to the Oldies
At a time when state budget makers are warning about potential “deep cuts” to education and the need to “protect the classroom,” along comes HB 1128 - Funds ... Keep Reading
2009 NC Senate and House Earmark Report: The General Assembly’s $653 Million Wish List
Due to this year’s substantial budget deficit, North Carolina House and Senate earmark requests are down from recent years, but many of the proposed uses of taxpayer money ... Keep Reading
N.C. Shouldn’t Repeat Tax Hike Mistake
Albert Einstein once famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” In that context, what results are North ... Keep Reading
Deception: The Story of North Carolina’s Bullying Bill and How It Was Passed
Latest efforts by North Carolina leftists to mainstream homosexual lifestyles succeeded this week in the North Carolina General Assembly. Senate Bill 526 was sold to lawmakers ... Keep Reading
NC Probation Fails & SC Pays For It
More details are beginning to emerge about just how South Carolina serial killer Patrick Burris was able to slip through the fingers of North Carolina's justice system and ... Keep Reading
The Steep Slippery Slope of Taxpayer-Funded Campaigns
On July 2, The News and Observer’s Web site posted an article recapping a report on North Carolina’s publicly financed judicial elections by the Center for ... Keep Reading
