Some Additional Bathroom Reading

Revenues for the current year are projected to finish $330 million above initial budget projections, according to the latest figures released by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management and the legislature’s nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division. The latest revenue forecast also boosts projections for FY 2016-17 by $231 million above the certified budget. […]

Setting the Record Straight

Posted on April 19, 2016 by admin in Dan Forest, Education

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/Q7Kc4cjiuKI” width=”580″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″] Lt. Governor Dan Forest sets the record straight on education funding in North Carolina. For more of Lt. Governor Forest’s informative videos, be sure to visit his YouTube Channel.

The Campus Free Expression Act

Posted on April 12, 2016 by admin in Children, Dan Forest, Education, Free Speech, UNC

On March 7, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest announced that he would propose a bill be introduced this year that he’s calling the “Campus Free Expression Act.” The legislation would require a discipline policy for any students who interrupt the free expression of others. Forest is working on a draft of the bill with the help of Stanley Kurtz, […]

Vote YES on Tomorrow’s Bond

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin in Agriculture, Bonds, Economic Development, Education, Elections, Jobs, Transportation, UNC

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/NfzqkLo_-hg” width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″] In October of 2015, Governor Pat McCrory signed into law the Connect NC Bond Act, giving voters across the state the opportunity to approve a $2 billion bond during the primary election. The bond referendum that will be on tomorrow’s ballot was passed in the legislature with overwhelming […]

NC Youth Legislative Assembly

Posted on February 4, 2016 by admin in Children, Civics, Education

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/f51M03MHe_c” width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″] From the state’s Department of Administration: Governor Pat McCrory is inviting North Carolina high school students to apply for the 46th Annual Youth Legislative Assembly. “Our Youth Legislative Assembly program gives North Carolina students who are interested in government a head-start in learning the process and developing […]

Speaker Moore Tells It Like It Is

Posted on February 2, 2016 by admin in Budget, Education, Speaker Moore, Tax Reform, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform

The following letter to the editor was written by House Speaker Tim Moore and first appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer on Tuesday, February 1, 2016: In recent education discussions, some have helped illustrate a fundamental difference between conservative governance and tax-and-spend liberals. A comment recently made that the state of North Carolina should […]

The Death Trap of Failing Schools

Posted on January 28, 2016 by admin in Children, Education, Education Reform, Parental Choice

Forsyth County Rep. Ed Hanes Likens Failing Schools To ‘Death Traps’ For Minorities State Rep. Edward Hanes, D-Forsyth, said a proposed Achievement School District that would operate with charter school flexibility is a step in the right direction to turn around low-performing schools that are “death traps” for the prospects of minority children. Hanes made […]

National School Choice Week

Posted on January 26, 2016 by admin in Children, Education, Education Reform, Parental Choice

[youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/cKqFP6tpcj8″ width=”590″ modestbranding=”1″ autohide=”1″ fs=”1″ border=”1″ hd=”1″] More than 280,000 N.C. students choose charter, private, homeschools As North Carolina nears the 20th anniversary of the law that opened the door to public charter schools in the state, 82,000 students are enrolled now in charter schools. They make up a large chunk of the more […]

Governor McCrory Reflects on 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by admin in Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Budget, Celebration, Children, Civil Service, Coal Ash, Courts, Crime, Disabilities, Dog Walking, Economic Development, Economy, Education, Education Reform, Emergency Management, Employment, Energy, Environment, Farming, Federal Government, Government Reform, Health, Healthcare, History, Immigration, Jobs, McCrory, Medicaid, Military, Older People, Public Employees, Public Safety, Regulatory Reform, Tax Reform, Taxes, Transportation, Unemployment, Unemployment Reform, Utilities, Veterans, Water

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Director Demolishes Debbie Downers

Posted on December 17, 2015 by admin in Budget, Education, McCrory

The following article was written by State Budget Director Lee Roberts in response to an editorial that appeared in the Charlotte Observer earlier this month: Regarding the Dec. 16 editorial “Time to pay North Carolina’s teachers the market rate” reprinted from The Charlotte Observer: The facts show clearly that, far from cutting spending, the governor […]