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• Now that Janet Cowell (at right) has announced she will not seek a third term as state treasurer, possible successors are making their intentions known (or rumored). Among those…
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…
On Saturday, House Republicans will decide who succeeds Senator-elect Thom Tillis. To make my prediction, I used an online Magic 8 Ball. Here is how it played out. John Blust…
I’m honored to be part of a 9/11 Remembrance event tonight in Williamston. Here’s what I’m planning to say*: Freedom. Thirteen years ago today, our lives were shaken and the…
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.…
Happy Veterans’ Day! How big of a deal is the military in North Carolina? Well, it’s is a pretty big deal. North Carolina has the 3rd largest military population in…
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…
We’ve now received two reports that provide a good snapshot of how Johnston County’s state legislators fare when evaluated on issues of fiscal conservatism and social conservatism, and on issues…
No LSD for now. As described before, this bill sets up a scheme that creates a non-profit entity under the Biotech Center that makes loans to biotech start up companies…
The Senate gave the final nod to the latest extension of the continuing resolution, H.J.R. 1504, keeping governemnt up and running (at 84 percent capacity) while legislators continue to grapple…
The third reading vote on the Open Government Act, House Bill 1134 passes the House tonight with no additional debate. The vote is 107 – 5 with Reps. Leo Daughtry,…
As good public policy, government should be open and transparent. After all, it belongs to the people. Transparency in state government is a priority issue at JLF (if you haven’t…