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In a legislative session featuring proposals to rewrite the tax code, take important next steps on regulatory reform, give parents more school choice, and restructure...
In a legislative session featuring proposals to rewrite the tax code, take important next steps on regulatory reform, give parents more school choice, and restructure...
 
In the run-up to the 2010 elections, we heard a lot of sob stories from NCGA Republicans about how heavy-handed and unfair the Democrats were to them when they ran the legislature.
In the run-up to the 2010 elections, we heard a lot of sob stories from NCGA Republicans about how heavy-handed and unfair the Democrats were to them when they ran the legislature.
 
House Resolution 836, Support Restoration of Glass-Steagall Act, is a fact-free proclamation seeking to perpetuate a harmful myth surrounding the financial collapse of 2008.
House Resolution 836, Support Restoration of Glass-Steagall Act, is a fact-free proclamation seeking to perpetuate a harmful myth surrounding the financial collapse of 2008.
 
If you would like to start a small business in North Carolina, you might be unpleasantly surprised to learn that complying with state and local regulations can be incredibly costly and time-consuming.
If you would like to start a small business in North Carolina, you might be unpleasantly surprised to learn that complying with state and local regulations can be incredibly costly and time-consuming.
 
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
Charlotte Mayor Redd Foxx is movin' on up -- just like The Jeffersons and The Clampetts.
 
As you know by now, our number one North Carolina energy/economics/environmental bill of the year is H298.
As you know by now, our number one North Carolina energy/economics/environmental bill of the year is H298.
 
HB 983, now pending in the Legislature is another example of how public policy is made, and especially how it is administered, that is based bogus science and data that borders on "witch's brew."
HB 983, now pending in the Legislature is another example of how public policy is made, and especially how it is administered, that is based bogus science and data that borders on "witch's brew."
 
Now that Pat McCrory has passed the oh-so-important mark of 100 days in office, the political class in Raleigh feels obligated to offer a critique of his administration.
Now that Pat McCrory has passed the oh-so-important mark of 100 days in office, the political class in Raleigh feels obligated to offer a critique of his administration.
 
The average low-information voter -- perhaps one of the few remaining paying McClatchy subscribers -- would look at that headline and say something like: "Hmmm. It sure does look like THAT Pat McCrory is covering something up!"
The average low-information voter -- perhaps one of the few remaining paying McClatchy subscribers -- would look at that headline and say something like: "Hmmm. It sure does look like THAT Pat McCrory is covering something up!"
 
College graduation rates—particularly four-year rates— are low, both nationwide and in the UNC system. So many factors contribute to the low rates (students’ poor preparation, their need to earn money by working, lack of interest, schools’ failure to provide the right...
College graduation rates—particularly four-year rates— are low, both nationwide and in the UNC system. So many factors contribute to the low rates (students’ poor preparation, their need to earn money by working, lack of interest, schools’ failure to provide the right...
 
Not true - that's my response to the oped by Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes in last week's News & Observer about school vouchers and their supposed harmful impacts on students and schools.
Not true - that's my response to the oped by Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes in last week's News & Observer about school vouchers and their supposed harmful impacts on students and schools.
 
How on earth could an Obama-liberal be one of the four Republican Leaders in the State House?
 
Critics of school vouchers have been out in force recently, particularly in the pages of the News & Observer. For example, last week Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes...
Critics of school vouchers have been out in force recently, particularly in the pages of the News & Observer. For example, last week Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes...
 
We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
We've been following for some time the case of Jackie and Dale Pfendler, owners of JP Electric in Fayetteville, in their long-running battle with The City of Fayetteville.
 
Bypassing statewide bond referendums has cost North Carolina taxpayers an estimated $261 million in extra interest payments on state debt since...
Bypassing statewide bond referendums has cost North Carolina taxpayers an estimated $261 million in extra interest payments on state debt since...
 
A new poll by the Civitas Institute examined North Carolina registered voters' attitudes about key political leaders.
A new poll by the Civitas Institute examined North Carolina registered voters' attitudes about key political leaders.
 
There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.
There is no greater asset for a graduate than the ability to write and communicate.
 
The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
The Politico -- hardly a right-wing rag -- has broken a story about a bipartisan group of politicians seeking to exempt themselves and their staffs from the impending implementation of ObamaCare.
 
North Carolina's official toast boldly proclaims that ours is a state where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great.
North Carolina's official toast boldly proclaims that ours is a state where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great.
 
Fiscal conservatism comes naturally to me. After all, my middle name is McDonald.
 
The North Carolina state House has pushed through legislation -however watered-down it may be -- requiring voters to show ID at polling places.
The North Carolina state House has pushed through legislation -however watered-down it may be -- requiring voters to show ID at polling places.
 
Titled "Protect and Support the Unemployed" and sponsored by Representatives Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover/Brunswick), Pricey Harrison (D- Guilford) and Edward Hanes (D- Forsyth), HB 737 is not all its lofty title suggests that it is.
Titled "Protect and Support the Unemployed" and sponsored by Representatives Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover/Brunswick), Pricey Harrison (D- Guilford) and Edward Hanes (D- Forsyth), HB 737 is not all its lofty title suggests that it is.
 
A group of legislators, mostly from the western part of the state, decided that public notices required by law should be able to be published electronically rather than as has been required by law since before the internet was invented, in certain newspapers.
A group of legislators, mostly from the western part of the state, decided that public notices required by law should be able to be published electronically rather than as has been required by law since before the internet was invented, in certain newspapers.
 
Local media consumers may have picked up a bit of trivia lately: North Carolina's new governor isn't a Democrat. This break from The Way Things Are Done 'Round Here has led to...
Local media consumers may have picked up a bit of trivia lately: North Carolina's new governor isn't a Democrat. This break from The Way Things Are Done 'Round Here has led to...
 
Mark Creech the director of the Christian Action League delivered a straight forward message to a special meeting of the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party that had invited Ministers in the area to hear a presentation on "Christian Ideals for Government".
Mark Creech the director of the Christian Action League delivered a straight forward message to a special meeting of the Beaufort Patriot Tea Party that had invited Ministers in the area to hear a presentation on "Christian Ideals for Government".
 
The Charlotte City Council's vote to give the owners of The Carolina Panthers $87 million to renovate Bank of America Stadium has raised some hackles in the grassroots.
The Charlotte City Council's vote to give the owners of The Carolina Panthers $87 million to renovate Bank of America Stadium has raised some hackles in the grassroots.
 
The "everyone should go to college" belief is coming under more and more criticism. One of the critics is Dale Stephens, the founder of UnCollege. His book Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More than Your Peers Ever Will has been published...
The "everyone should go to college" belief is coming under more and more criticism. One of the critics is Dale Stephens, the founder of UnCollege. His book Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More than Your Peers Ever Will has been published...
 
The Navy has not decided where to build the "Outlying Landing Field" commonly called the OLF to provide training for its Oceana and Fentress airfields located in the Norfolk area.
The Navy has not decided where to build the "Outlying Landing Field" commonly called the OLF to provide training for its Oceana and Fentress airfields located in the Norfolk area.
 
The local annual tax and fee burden now tops more than $2,000 per person in seven of North Carolina's largest cities. Mooresville ended Charlotte's 11-year run as the...
The local annual tax and fee burden now tops more than $2,000 per person in seven of North Carolina's largest cities. Mooresville ended Charlotte's 11-year run as the...
 
Some Wilmington-area activists with Heritage Action were ringleaders in the effort to hijack US Senator Kay Hagan's Twitter town hall.
Some Wilmington-area activists with Heritage Action were ringleaders in the effort to hijack US Senator Kay Hagan's Twitter town hall.
 
It was 1962 when Rachel Carson wrote her revealing - if not controversial - book Silent Spring which pretty much ushered in the "modern" environmental movement.
It was 1962 when Rachel Carson wrote her revealing - if not controversial - book Silent Spring which pretty much ushered in the "modern" environmental movement.
 
Is New York City a better place to work than Charlotte? It depends on your priorities. For many people, the Big Apple with all its glamour and glitz may be...
Is New York City a better place to work than Charlotte? It depends on your priorities. For many people, the Big Apple with all its glamour and glitz may be...
 
Democrats have been working hard to take out state Rep. Mike Stone (R-Sanford). Stone's 2012 race was a little too close for comfort. In 2013, the Blueprint crowd has ordered the creative writing crowd at McClatchy-Raleigh to sharpen their crayons and finish Mr. Stone off.
Democrats have been working hard to take out state Rep. Mike Stone (R-Sanford). Stone's 2012 race was a little too close for comfort. In 2013, the Blueprint crowd has ordered the creative writing crowd at McClatchy-Raleigh to sharpen their crayons and finish Mr. Stone off.
 
At the Third District Republican Convention Saturday (4-20-13) in Morehead City there was an interesting discussion related to some of the resolution presented to the delegates for debate.
At the Third District Republican Convention Saturday (4-20-13) in Morehead City there was an interesting discussion related to some of the resolution presented to the delegates for debate.
 
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