You have probably heard about the 49 year-old woman who fell out of her daughter’s bunk bed in a UNC Chapel Hill dorm room last August. News reports said the woman hit her head on ... Keep Reading
Waste
Government Wastes $5.3 Million; 224,000 Labor Hours
North Carolina government wasted approximately 224,000 labor hours and $5.3 million by failing to implement and dutifully employ a proper performance management system. A report ... Keep Reading
Too Late for Teachers
Don’t fret, even though school’s already started, North Carolina’s set to receive an additional $298 million from the federal government to help hold on to teacher’s jobs for the ... Keep Reading
Plenty of Fat Left in State Budget
Today's Greensboro News & Record offers up an article refuting the cries of many big-government advocates that the state budget has been "cut to the bone." Anyone who thinks ... Keep Reading
Local and state governments dodge a collective bullet
The North Carolina League of Municipalities is telling its members a collective bargaining mandate was dropped from a U.S. House appropriations bill. The League posted an ... Keep Reading
If It’s Good Enough for Britian’s PM…
Then why can't Governor Perdue fly commercial every once in a while? British Prime Minister David Cameron trekked across the pond on a commercial British Airways flight and ... Keep Reading
State Budget Writers Should Turn Over a New Leaf
The teapot museum, the Randy Parton Theatre, the East Coast Drag Racing Hall of Fame and the "perfect Christmas tree." What do all of these things have in common? They have all ... Keep Reading
A Dish NC Taxpayers Shouldn’t be Forced to Swallow
The $800 million budget shortfall the state of North Carolina currently faces has been well documented. Just last week, the Senate voted 30-16 to approve a $20+ billion budget ... Keep Reading
State Aircraft Waste
The state of North Carolina deserves some credit for selling off two planes, one each from the Department of Commerce and the Department of Transportation, per the suggestion of an ... Keep Reading
Wake School budget: looking for cuts in the wrong places
On Tuesday night the Wake County School Board reluctantly approved a $1.2 billion operating budget. The budget included $20 million in cuts. That amount may increase to $40 ... Keep Reading
