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David N. Bass

Email: dbass@carolinajournal.com

Investigative reporter and associate editor for Carolina Journal. Before coming to the John Locke Foundation, he served as research associate for the North Carolina Family Policy Council.

His reporting, opinion, and analysis pieces have appeared in a variety of publications, including National Review Online, The American Spectator, The Washington Examiner, The San Francisco Examiner, TownHall.com, WorldNetDaily, the Heartland Institute's Budget & Tax News, Stanford University's Education Next, and Intellectual Conservative. He is also a contributing blogger for AmSpecBlog and his articles have been picked up by The Washington Times, RealClearPolitics.com, and the Alliance Defense Fund.

In addition to covering local and state politics, Bass helped produce voter guides for the 2004 and 2006 elections. He has also appeared as a guest on numerous radio stations, including Raleigh’s WPTF-AM, Chicago's WYLL-AM, Austin's KLGO-FM, Newport's WTKF-FM, and American Family Radio.

Bass is a native of Greensboro. He has a degree in journalism from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J. Follow him on Twitter @thepundit1.


Articles by David N. Bass

(9.01.10) Watauga Voters Snap Sales Tax Winning Streak
RALEIGH — County commissioners had pledged to use $1.9 million in revenue generated by the tax to build new recreational facilities, but voters wanted no part of it. At 17 percent, turnout was high for a referendum not held in conjunction with a primary or General Election. Many residents also took advantage of early voting.

(8.31.10) State GOP Kicks Midterm Election Season Into High Gear
RALEIGH — At a kick-off press conference Tuesday morning, Republican leaders and candidates launched what could be a historic general election season with a simple message: we’re the best hope for getting the Tar Heel State’s fiscal house in order.

(8.26.10) State Employee Kept Pirated Flicks, Games on Work Computer
RALEIGH — Corey Palmer, a systems analyst at the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, installed the software-ripping program AnyDVD on his work computer and duplicated copyrighted material, in violation of federal law and ESC policy. He kept “dozens” of copied DVDs and “numerous containers of blank DVDs” around his desk, according to the audit.

(8.25.10) Tar Heel Pols Spent $29K in Taxpayer Funds on Snacks, Bottled Water
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s 13 U.S. House members spent almost $29,000 on snacks and bottled water during a six-month period, even while the state’s unemployment rate hovered in double digits, federal deficits loomed in the trillions of dollars, and the Dow struggled.

(8.24.10) Student Group Asks Perdue to Investigate Abortion Coverage
In a letter sent Aug. 19, the president of Students for Life, Kristan Hawkins, called on Gov. Bev Perdue to intervene in the growing controversy over student health insurance policies. Pro-lifers are concerned that UNC system students who opt out of the abortion coverage in the policies might still be paying for their fellow students to get elective abortions.

(8.19.10) UNC Students Pay the Same Regardless of Abortion Coverage
RALEIGH — Even though they’re receiving less coverage, pro-life students will pay the same amount for their health plan as other students, leading some to wonder whether the abortion concession is meaningless.

(8.18.10) Critics Say Counties Using Bait-And-Switch Tactics on Tax Hikes
RALEIGH — The 2010 results signal a marked difference from the past two years, when voters rallied against quarter-cent sales tax hikes by wide margins. In 2008, increases passed just three of 34 times on the ballot, often voted down by 3-to-1 margins.

(8.16.10) Tar Heel Blue Dogs Fare Poorly on Taxpayer Rankings
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s three centrist Democrats scored in single digits on new congressional rankings that judge how well lawmakers protected taxpayers’ interests in 2009.

(8.13.10) Pro-Lifers Push Ahead After Winning Abortion Opt-Out Concession
RALEIGH — Students won’t have to pay for elective abortion coverage in university-provided health insurance plans after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors created an opt-out, but pro-lifers call it a hollow victory because the generic plan continues funding the controversial procedure.

(8.10.10) Report: N.C. Budget Hole Worst in Southeast
RALEIGH — Next year could be a perfect storm for North Carolina budget writers, according to an analysis by the bi-partisan National Conference of State Legislatures that ranks the Tar Heel State’s budget gap as the fifth worst in the nation and worst in the Southeast.

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