The N&O is at it again, trying desperately to drive the narrative that somehow the tax cuts enacted in 2013 are wreaking havoc on the state budget - which in the eyes of the ... Keep Reading
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Why Newspapers Are Dying
Reporter Lynn Bonner and the News and Observer showed us once again why people have stopped buying newspapers: Reporters keep trying to make the news, not report it. That’s ... Keep Reading
N&O to New Wake Board: Voters Want More Central Planning and Tax Hikes
Yesterday's N&O included this editorial written to give advice to the new Wake County Board of Commissioners. To nobody's surprise, the advice includes more central planning ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper May 2014
The May 2014 Capitol Connection highlights key issues for General Assembly’s Short Session. ... Keep Reading
The N&O’s Latest Common Core Delusion
The News and Observer has come up with another delusion about Common Core State Standards: that the only explanation for opposition to the standards “is that [NC] GOP leaders are ... Keep Reading
Blog Post Blurts Out the Truth
In the wake of a whistleblower resigning (translation: being pushed in front of a bus) from the University of North Carolina, one political observer provides a revealing look at ... Keep Reading
Why conservatives, too, should crave open government
The following article was adapted from an oped published today in the News & Observer. Newspapers, activists and all who care about open government recently celebrated ... Keep Reading
N&O Continues to Slay Straw Men
The N&O continues to avoid meaningful dialogue with its plea for extended unemployment benefits. Instead, they continue the intellectually lazy and disingenuous argumentative ... Keep Reading
N&O Attempts to Smear Healthcare Expert
The N&O just couldn't sit idly by while their beloved Unaffordable Care Act received scrutiny and criticism in a legislative committee meeting Tuesday. The committee's hearings ... Keep Reading
Making Sense of Teacher Pay
Do other professions require their "best" employees to give up an accomplishment to get a raise? Do other professions use raises to lure employees into giving up due process? ... Keep Reading
