News
House leaders hope predatory-debt bill can finally break through Senate this session
Rep. Julia Howard, R-Davie, joked about the lobbyist who has prevented progress on the bill for years.
News
Trimming the fat: As federal debt soars, North Carolina leaders focus on cutting waste at the state level too
While the North Carolina per capita debt is $416 per person, Boliek explained, the per capita debt at the federal level is $106,000 per person. Boliek explained that efficiency measures at the federal government are not going to be in any way similar to the scale of efficiency that his office will be working to find in North Carolina.
Opinion
State economy is strong, and Republicans still deserve the credit
The Republicans have enjoyed majorities in both bodies of the General Assembly for nearly seven years now, and pretty soon Phil Berger and Tim Moore will be asking for two more. This is an appropriate time to assess their performance on the economy. Even under the Perdue and Cooper governorships, policy outputs were shaped greatly by House and Senate Republicans, and they have been...
Podcast
Will Legislators Vote to Amend NC’s Constitution?
Becki Gray on constitutional amendments; legislators on overriding Gov. Perdue's voter I.D. veto; Renee Ellmers on a federal balanced budget amendment; Thomas Grennes on impact of debt on economic growth; Don Carrington on evaluating unemployment stats.
