Improvements in government software systems and better management could save taxpayer dollars.
It is difficult to read arguments for or against policies when the premises are not aligned with the facts or the measures. In a recent piece published by our friends at NC Policy Watch, author Susan Demas, editor-in-chief of the Michigan Advance, attempts to persuade readers to adopt the belief that poverty can be eliminated...
A lot of this angst is fueled by a truth many Americans have or should have known all along – the government is ill-equipped to solve most problems in society.
The General Assembly convened Jan. 13 and has met for well over 100 days. More than 1,700 bills have been filed; bills on election reform, appropriating federal COVID money, energy modernization, medical marijuana, sports betting, constitutional amendments, education reforms, health care advancements, regulatory reforms, unemployment benefits, confirmations, and appointments — to name a few. ...
At $6 trillion, President Joe Biden’s first budget calls for an unprecedented level of federal spending. Republican members of Congress who criticize the president’s plan are understandably reminded by Democrats that the GOP did not do much to resist—and even contributed to—excessive government spending during President Donald Trump’s time in office. During those four years, rampant...
A political coup in North Carolina? That seems to be the suggestion of a WRAL editorial published on June 24. It bemoans the fact that state legislators aren’t spending enough money on public education. Here’s an excerpt from the editorial, which labeled the state Senate budget a “manifesto of mediocrity”: “It is an invitation to...
A decade ago, North Carolina was on a trajectory to look more like New York or Illinois. We were economically stagnant with one of the worst business climates in the nation.
In NC, about 130,000 companies with 1.27 million employees have received PPP loans, totaling over $12 billion.
Where’s state Attorney General Roy Cooper when North Carolina’s taxpayers really need him? For quite some time now, the mild-mannered defender of truth, justice, and the North Carolina way has been waging a never-ending battle on TV, warning the public of various con artists, hucksters, and other undesirable characters who prey on trusting consumers. Strangely enough, though, Cooper has been silent about a gang of rip-off artists who reside in his own backyard: North Carolina’s predatory politicians.
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