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This week’s “Bad Bill of the Week” could easily be renamed after the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine. Rep. Annie Mobley (D-Bertie) introduced legislation (HB ... Keep Reading

The admission of illegal immigrants to public institutions of higher education is an issue North Carolinians oppose in significant numbers. However, strong public sentiment ... Keep Reading

This “Bad Bill of the Week” is a piece of legislation that will fundamentally change North Carolina government at the state and local levels for the worse. It will ... Keep Reading

You of sore and hurting feet, life may get more expensive thanks to Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus). He is our “Bad Bill of the Week” winner with Senate Bill ... Keep Reading

As North Carolina’s State Health Plan faces a projected shortfall of $1.2 billion over the next two years, it seems the last thing needed right now is any measure that would ... Keep Reading

Senate Bill 20 Expand Taxpayer-Financed Campaigns Thomas Jefferson once declared, “To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors ... Keep Reading

HB 177 Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Each year the Legislature attempts to redefine the relationship between the employer and the employee. This session is no different. ... Keep Reading

Senator Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus) is this week’s bad bill award winner with his introduction of SB 100. This legislation would create a commission to study the ... Keep Reading

While state and local government leaders are in the midst of their most perilous financial circumstances since the Great Depression, legislators are still finding new ways to spend ... Keep Reading

SB 46, “Internet Libel/Civil Crim Offense" Apparently one North Carolina General Assembly member feels like he’s been mistreated by new media and subsequently, ... Keep Reading