Raleigh, N.C. – As the General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue spar over a proposed budget, a new Civitas Institute poll reveals North Carolina voters trust the state ... Keep Reading
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Bad Bill of the Year Tournament – 2010
This year's bad bill tournament winner/loser is SB 1378. Sen. Tony Foriest (D-Alamance), the bill’s primary sponsor, is singing an all too familiar tune: we need to spend money now ... Keep Reading
SB 1210: Athletic Trainers Running On Empty
Every legislative session, members of the General Assembly impose or increase various fees as alternative ways to raise revenue for the state government when raising taxes is not a ... Keep Reading
SB897: Passing the Buck in the Budget
Sen. Charlie Dannelly (D-Mecklenburg) has the dubious distinction of being the primary sponsor of the budget bill for fiscal year 2010-11. Read the bill, SB897, and the money ... Keep Reading
SB 1216: The “Sock It to the Mortgage Lenders Act”
No one should be surprised that our backwards thinking General Assembly has raised fees on mortgage lenders as the housing market struggles to regain traction after the housing ... Keep Reading
SB 1441: Broadband, the New Welfare
The multitude of pricey welfare programs burdening our nation continues to grow, and SB 1441 enables North Carolina to participate in one of the most recent of these federal ... Keep Reading
Lotto Mixed Messages – H.B. 80
"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" Matthew 7:3 Do as I say, not as I do: so sayeth House Bill ... Keep Reading
HB972: State Intends to Encroach on Private Enterprise
Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D-Watauga) is the sponsor of this week’s bad bill, HB972, an act to create the Uwharrie Regional Resources Commission. The Commission established ... Keep Reading
H.B. 1404: Naturopathic Doctors Face Deadly Dose of Regulation
North Carolina government is growing at an alarming rate, and if HB 1404 has any success, it will only grow faster. House Bill 1404, sponsored by Rep. Dewey Hill (D – ... Keep Reading
S.B. 178 Threatens Right to Work, Would Deepen NC’s Fiscal Crisis
Senate Bill 178 threatens North Carolina’s position as a bastion of virtually union-free public sector labor, as it attempts to do away with the General Statute that ... Keep Reading
