Rockingham County Reps. Kyle Hall and Bert Jones have have sponsored legislation that would allow Rockingham County to publish legal notices on its website instead of in the local newspaper.…
News & Observer reports the state House narrowly voted against requesting a convention of states as allowed by Article V of the Constitution. According to Under the Dome: The 53-59…
News & Record reports state lawmakers have filed a bill to move municipal elections in Greensboro and other Guilford County cities and towns to even-numbered years has been has been…
A bill moving through the North Carolina General Assembly that aggressively addresses the long standing and now critical problem of failing public schools. House Bill 1080, sponsored by Rep. Rob…
Budgets lay out priorities. Votes on the budget reflect priorities of lawmakers. The governor had his with a 2.3% increase in spending. The House passed a budget last week that…
For starters –the N&R lays into Rep. Bert Jones, who sponsored a bill calling for a “Convention of the States” to discuss amendments to the U.S. Constitution: Jones’ bill seems…
Reps. Bert Jones and Bryan Holloway, both Rockingham County Republicans, have filed legislation that would reduce the size of county’s Board of Education: House Bill 189 would reduce the number…
The Common Core debate is far from over. Thursday afternoon the House Education Committee took up Senate Bill 812, Maintain State Authority Over State Standards, aka the Common Core Bill.…
The House Tax Reform plan was the main attraction in the House Finance Committee meeting this morning. Two amendments of particular interest were offered. Rep. Julia Howard (R-Iredell), a realtor…
School choice and vouchers are good ideas. There has been a lot of debate and it seems many of the misunderstandings are being cleared up. This morning, the House Education…
View in your browser. Welcome This week’s CommenTerry is an excerpt from my new report, "School Vouchers: From Friedman to the Finish Line." Representatives Jonathan Jordan, Marcus Brandon, Bert Jones,…
Bert Jones, the victorious unaffiliated candidate in the N.C. House District 65 race, has decided to caucus with Republicans, putting the GOP’s majority in the House at 67. After canvassing…