Scott Sexton at the Winston-Salem Journal raises an important concern about county sales tax promises. Forsyth County commissioners say revenue from a proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase will go to…
And who is Harvey Davis, you might ask? Just a hard-working guy standing in the way of fantasies on the part of city planners and politicians about how people should…
As JLF’s Brenee Goforth posted earlier today, the heartland Institute recommends North Carolina reject calls to expand Medicaid, arguing the state would “need to reduce provider payments, divert resources from…
Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton ponders that question in light of recent controversy of Bird scooters zipping along city streets. Put another way—is W-S a “a town of Bird scooters…
Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton writes about the apparent miscommunication between Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Beverly Emory and county commissioners regarding local supplements to teacher pay: No matter how many…
Like Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton, I’ve had my share of white-knuckle drives around the city’s infamous Hawthorne Curve, where Business I-40 runs—roller-coaster style– right along the city’s skyline. And…
Winston-Salem Journal columnist Scott Sexton on the City of Winston-Salem’s proposed $122 million bond package: Ready or not, the push for a $122 million general obligation bond package is officially…
It’s secret that Democrats are already gearing up to take back Congress in 2018—at the very least to stop the Trump agenda, at the very worst to start wacko impeachment…
N.C. District 62 Rep. John Blust has announced his run for the new 13th Congressional District. Blust, an attorney from Greensboro, is in his eighth term in the state House and he…
City of Winston-Salem is looking to sell two city buses dressed up as trolley cars. The buses, which haven’t been running since last year, cost $269,000 apiece—paid for with “free”…
• Incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan’s team is focusing on turnout among women voters in her re-election race against GOP House Speaker Thom Tillis and Libertarian Sean Haugh. • The…
Winston-Salem Journal’s Scott Sexton says voters are wise to the city’s push for a $179 million trolley system: The words “trolley” and “streetcar” appear nowhere in the stacks of information…