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State Rep. Deb Butler’s epic September 11 outburst on the floor of the General Assembly is a reminder— to some at least—that North Carolina is governed in a perpetual state of chaos.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 6:50 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Bill Barber got tossed off an airplane. (No, it wasn't in mid-air.) Single-handedly, Lardbutt probably pissed off MORE people on this airplane than HB2 could ever hope to, period.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 @ 6:37 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Here's our list of who we think has been naughty and nice this year
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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There were very few surprises during this summer's three-week federal court hearing to decide the fate of election reform legislation that was passed in 2013 and implemented in 2014 — but there was one big revelation.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 6:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After months of speculation and handwringing among Democrats, the party is finally fielding candidates to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr in 2016. The potential aspirants include state Rep. Duane Hall of Raleigh, former state Rep. Deborah Ross of Raleigh, and Chris Rey, mayor of the...
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No one in authority has said why both houses of our legislature mysteriously, rapidly and overwhelmingly passed modifications to their 2013 election law changes or why Governor McCrory just as unceremoniously signed them into law.
Published: Sunday, June 28th, 2015 @ 2:57 am
By: Tom Campbell
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As North Carolina’s legislative session draws to a close and we enter the last quarter of the 2014 campaign, Democrats are hoping it will be a rerun of 1998. Republicans are hoping that it will be a rerun of 2010.
Published: Monday, August 4th, 2014 @ 11:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite being the true political boss of North Carolina — the one from whom Gov. Pat McCrory, House Speaker Thom Tillis, and Senate leader Phil Berger take their orders over quaffs of mead at the Stonecutters Lodge — Pope has used recent events to camouflage the extent of his power.
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a free society, the right to express one's political views without governmental restraint or reprisal ought to be sacrosanct. Unfortunately, it isn't. Some politicians and political activists seem to believe that, because of a sense of moral superiority, they have the right not just to express...
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Any political movement that can turn out tens of thousands of protesters on a chilly morning in February must be deemed impressive.
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Speaker Thom Tillis may be the single most important person in state government right now and he's got some pretty important decisions to make in the next few days...critical decisions that impact our state, but also his own political future.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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