As the legislature hunkers down to re-draw some of the House and Senate districts to comply with the recent Common Cause three-judge decision which claimed “extreme” partisan gerrymandering, new maps…
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…
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.…
A concerned parent forwarded the following email to me: Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 05:00:16 -0700 Subject: Town Hall Meeting A message from SEAWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL [link added] What’s Up:…
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…
House Bill 298, Affordable and Reliable Energy Act was the only bill heard in the House Public Utilities Committee today. When a mandate for utility companies to derive 12 ½%…
There are some votes in any legislative body that reveal who the real fringe members are. The vote today on House Bill 8, which calls for a constitutional amendment to…
All 198 precincts in NC House 33 Democrats Rosa Gill……………………..71% Doctor K. Aal Anubia………2% Bernard Allen………………27% Republicans Paul Terrell…………………67% Susan Byrd Leventhal……33% NC House 39 Democrats Darren Jackson……………62% Jeanne Milliken…
We’ve now received two reports that provide a good snapshot of how Wake County’s state legislators fare when evaluated on issues of fiscal conservatism and social conservatism, and on issues…
Rosa Gill, chairwoman of the Wake County Board of Education, will replace state Rep. Dan Blue in the General Assembly, reports the N&O. Blue was appointed to fill Sen. Vernon…
Proof we have become a nation of softies who simply can’t fathom our lives without every single comfort our heart desires. Cue the violins for this News & Observer story…