In politics, it seems, bad ideas never die. This week’s Bad Bill of the Week – the first for the 2014 session – dredges up the type of legislative scheme that previously landed a ... Keep Reading
Archives for May 2014
McCrory Focuses on Teacher Pay, Avoids Tax Increases in Budget Adjustments
McCrory Focuses on Teacher Pay, Avoids Tax Increases in Budget Adjustments North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory yesterday unveiled his recommended budget adjustments for the 2014-15 ... Keep Reading
Top 5 in ’14: What The Legislature Should Be Doing This Session
The state legislature is back in session this week. The consensus around th e state capital is that this year’s “short session” will live up to its name. But just because ... Keep Reading
Real Justice: Keeping What You Earn
With April 15 behind us, North Carolina taxpayers can look forward to a new era, because 2013 will be the final year of the state’s “progressive” income tax. Good riddance! For ... Keep Reading
Where would you like to have the 2015 Conservative Leadership Conference?
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Who’s Your Favorite Conservative Speaker?
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The N&O’s “Budget Disaster” Narrative Highly Misleading
The N&O and their progressive allies have been going to great lengths to make hay over the recently reported projections of a $455 million shortfall of state budget revenue ... Keep Reading
DC GOP Establishment Flops in NC
In a race that saw big outside money spent by “independent groups,” the Washington establishment suffered a defeat. I am not talking about the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate race ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper April 2014
This issue of Capitol Connection highlights a State Board of Elections finding that suggests widespread voter fraud, and portrays highlights of the Conservative Leadership ... Keep Reading