Taking a cut

Reserve Fund Spotlight: State Capital Infrastructure Fund

Both the House and Senate have outlined appropriations from the SCIF reserve in the budget proposal currently being negotiated.

Senate Passes NC Farm Act

Despite controversial raw milk and pesticide labeling clauses, the NC Senate passed the NC Farm Act.

Riggs officially sworn in for new term on NC Supreme Court

Justice Allison Riggs was officially seated for her eight-year term in an investiture ceremony held Wednesday at the North Carolina Supreme Court.   Chief Justice Paul Newby officiated the event and welcomed Justice Riggs back to her seat on the bench. On her social media, Riggs said, “It is my honor to serve the people of...

Carolina congressmen tell off constituents

Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a few weeks as a Capitol Hill intern reading and drafting responses to constituent correspondence. I’ve never written more boring prose (although longtime readers of mine might well disagree). Then as now, I’d...