Regulation
What Is “Guidance? Nothing More Than A Rule In Disguise
You may remember from School House Rock that the way an idea becomes a law is it is introduced to the legislature as a bill and passed through the legislative…
Ruth Johnston
Liberty
HB 1080 offers real hope, solutions for failing schools
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…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the trail, October 15, 2015
• 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…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, Jan. 14, 2014
• The U.S. Senate primary ballot is getting more crowded, as new challengers have lined up against incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan. Former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander announced he would run…
Elections & Public Integrity
Dispatches from the campaign trail, Jan. 9, 2014
• By far the top story of the day is the retirement of Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-7th District, who has served since 1997. Former state Sen. David Rouzer, R-Johnston, and…
Liberty
Voucher Bill Vote
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…
Elections & Public Integrity
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, June 14, 2012
• Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton gets the endorsement of the North Carolina Association of Educators, the state’s teacher union, in his quest to become the next governor. •…
Liberty
No LSD for Now
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…
Liberty
Improvements to annexation referendum fails
Rep Nelson Dollar (R-Wake) proposes an amendment that would lower the referendum trigger from 15 percent to 5 percent to city residents. And from those in area being annexed from…
Liberty
At $62,500 a day….
The House J 3 Committee meets today to consider several bills including SB 138, Salvia Divinorum Unlawful. Salvie Divinorum is a mint plant that is widely used by landscapers as…
Liberty
Smoking Bill Fails
Live from the Legislature House Bill 259, Prohibit Smoking In Public and Work Places (after languishing on the calendar for several days), is debated and voted on today in the…
Liberty
Here Come the GOP Subpoenas
Now we turn to the GOP portion of the ongoing criminal conspiracy that passes for state government. The News and Observer reports this morning: A federal subpoena recently served on…