After months of anticipation, piles of money spent, endless TV commercials watched and too many visits from candidates to count, the 2020 election is finally here. Several of my colleagues…
Dan Way writes for the Martin Center about efforts to help military students in North Carolina. Drone pilots have assumed an increasingly valuable role in military operations. Soon they may…
• U.S. House Deputy Majority Whip Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, is chairman of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign in North Carolina. Joining McHenry on the Bush team…
A press release came out from the NC Senate boasting about giving a failing program an additional $5 million for corporate welfare. I’m so glad I pay taxes so lawmakers…
• A coalition of left-wing environmental groups is running ads in the Triangle and Fayetteville markets targeting three state lawmakers representing the areas — Republican Sens. Chad Barefoot, Wesley Meredith,…
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…
Big Energy (the “morally correct” Big Energy, that is, the one that is allowed to raise rates on the poor captured ratepayers and engage in the worst of cronyism without…
• 7th Congressional District nominee David Rouzer won a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention after all. He’ll join fellow GOP challengers Richard Hudson (8th District) and Mark Meadows…
For Tax Increase Against Tax Increase Austin M. Allran Bob Atwater Doug Berger Phil Berger Stan Bingham Harris Blake Dan Blue Andrew C. Brock Harry Brown Peter S. Brunstetter Chris…
Rowan County Commissioner Carl Ford, a Republican, is running in House District 76 (Salisbury Post) Democrats file for two state House seats in Forsyth County (Winston-Salem Journal) A Democrat finally…
N.C. Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, is running for reelection and raising money (Star-News) Former 11th Congressional District GOP nominee Jeff Miller endorses Mark Meadows in this year’s Republican primary…
Electric bills in many eastern North Carolina towns are skyrocketing, as reported here. A Carolina Journal op-ed explained the problem last April. Now a legislative committee will be looking at…