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This June, the NC Science Leadership Association will be hosting an "advocacy workshop for Teachers."  The workshop promises, among other things, to allow attendees to "Spend two ... Keep Reading

Surprisingly the Russia/Ukraine conflict story has a Raleigh connection. That would be the Ken Eudy led Capstrat, the Raleigh PR/consulting firm which has ties to the Democratic ... Keep Reading

I understand the need for political parties in the legislature to be able to caucus in private and come to a consensus or an understanding prior to the debate in committees and on ... Keep Reading

North Carolina’s special interests waste no time in trying to turn the heads of the new legislature. Late Tuesday afternoon a curious line started outside a closed wooden door in ... Keep Reading

This past Tuesday, the North Carolina Democratic Party held a fundraiser in their headquarters that was attended by Gov. Bev Perdue, members of the Council of State, a handful of ... Keep Reading

Both the House and Senate bills propose that all private health insurance plans (individual, employer, employer group, or union provided) must adhere to detailed federal ... Keep Reading

One of the most interesting things that happens at the end of the legislative session is the common practice of taking a bill that has passed one body, stripping out all of its ... Keep Reading