North Carolina’s proposed $27.9 billion budget received final votes Friday and now heads to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s desk for a vote.
Republican leaders at the General Assembly have forgotten two crucial political maxims: sound policy makes good politics, and sound policy comes from good debate.
The North Carolina Legislature released its latest proposed budget Tuesday night which includes raises for teachers and state employees, a school safety fund, and money for capital and infrastructure projects.
Long ago it became apparent to me that Gov. Roy Cooper either does not care about his place in history or thinks his actions during the pandemic are enough for historians to write something of substance about his eight years as governor. Because other than managing the virus with debatable results, there is almost nothing...
State taxes will need to increase when the federal government is forced to reckon with its irresponsible spending patterns.
A state senator tried without success Wednesday to get Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominee for state controller to answer “yes” or “no” on three questions. Each stemmed from the same query: Would he go along with a court order to transfer money out of the state treasury in the Leandro school-funding legal dispute?
North Carolina Senate Democrats held a press conference Wednesday, June 15 to announce their “North Carolina Families Plan.” Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, Wake, said the plan was based on different pieces of legislation and the budget proposals laid out by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the week’s major developments at the N.C. General Assembly. King offered these comments during the June 17, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
The indictment of a former Spring Lake town official on embezzlement and fraud charges highlights the need for legislative action. That’s the reaction from state Treasurer Dale Folwell, who urged lawmakers “to help prevent future abuses in state and local gove
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, discusses his new book, “Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How To Fix It,” co-authored with Nathan Lewis and Elizabeth Ames. Forbes pans the Biden administration’s approach toward today’s inflation problem.
A bill filed Tuesday in the N.C. House would identify legislators who request special provisions in the state budget. It’s an idea the John Locke Foundation’s president has touted as the “Insko rule.”
