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The Triangle Business Journal is running an on-line poll on "Which taxes should the state raise to balance it's budget?" Go there and vote. I did and my vote was in ... Keep Reading

In May, Chris Hayes wrote a Bad Bill of the Week on "The Government Wants to Know About Your ATV." Senator Eddie Goodall (R-Union) has written an excellent editorial ... Keep Reading

Once again a hard week to decide on the BBOTW. It was hard not to go with the NC Colon Hydrotherapy Licensure bill - maybe another week, but I think the Community Association ... Keep Reading

Yesterday California voters rejected every proposition politicians put up to deal with the Golden State's out of control budget. The one measure that passed was a ... Keep Reading

You guys should really look into finding a better way to do public relations.I'll give you a little nudge in the right direction...If you are going to vote to recommend that ... Keep Reading

Before the left uses the Easley scandal of the day to rev up the call for "Welfare for Politicians", also laughingly called voter-owned elections, they should ... Keep Reading

I figured the results of this question would be pretty high, but I was fairly surprised by just how high it turned out.  Voters on average think that 30% of government ... Keep Reading

Civitas is not alone in wondering what the state is doing building a $25 million dollar fishing pier. WNCT TV aired a story on the proposed pier last night and they ... Keep Reading

If you want to follow how the federal stimulus dollars are being spent in North Carolina without the government spin, check out www.ncopenrecovery.com.This new site is run by ... Keep Reading

From reading this, does anyone else get the feeling that Speaker Joe Hackney is almost surprised that voters don't like wasteful spending?Why in the world would voters be so ... Keep Reading