North Carolina should set up two new permanent commissions to study English and math standards tied to the controversial Common Core. That’s the recommendation from Terry Stoops, who discusses his…
The North Carolina General Assembly’s Legislative Research Commission appointed twenty study committees to study various issues – from assessment of utility fees to unmanned aircraft systems. The committees can make…
The N&R’s Travis Fain reports Guilford County Rep. Marcus Brandon’s break with Democrats on the House vote to delay the Jordan Lake Rules. Brandon’s statement, and note the interesting development:…
Greensboro City Manager Denise Turner Roth’s reasoning behind TREBIC president Marlene Sanford’s hire as a lobbyist to fight the Jordan Lake Rules: Councilwoman T. Dianne Bellamy-Small asked whether it would…
From this earlier post, an update on the remaining bills awaiting governor’s action…. Signed into law: House Bill 585 – exempts vehicles with 70,000 or fewer miles or the three…
I give Greensboro Mayor Bill Knight and City Council member Zack Matheny credit for going to Raleigh and requesting a delay in implementing the Jordan Lake Rules. Sen. Don Vaughan…
In 2002, when North Carolina was suffering its most severe drought in modern history, and state agencies were forcing cutbacks in water usage, the office of then-Gov. Mike Easley made…
Yesterday’s N&R article on the Jordan Lake rules was a good primer, and we can’t have enough reminders of just how much the rules will cost Triad-area cities. Unfortunately, the…
Alamance Rep. Alice Bordsen has filed a bill that would block the Jordan Lake rules. Bordsen’s bill is similar to bills filed by Alamance Reps. Carey Allred and Tony Foriest,…
This week’s Carolina Journal Online Friday interview features a conversation with Duke political scientist Michael Munger about his 2008 run for the governor’s office on the Libertarian ticket. Chad Adams’…
Sen. Kay Hagan will back the SCHIP bill, tobacco industry be damned. Correct me if I’m wrong, but during the campaign, Hagan said that if she were senator —- which…
Back from a long Thanksgiving holiday. I realize a lot of this is old news, but I’m just catching up on my reading. Here’s what I’ve got: Guilford County Schools…