The General Assembly session is now underway in earnest with committees dissecting Governor Mike Easley’s budget and debating a variety of issues, including a high risk insurance pool and toughening the state’s domestic violence laws. Wednesday morning, House Speaker Joe Hackney released his version of the rules that will govern the operation of the House [Continue Reading...]
The controversy brewing in the General Assembly over a law sought by chiropractors and snuck into the budget in 2005 by former House Speaker Jim Black provides more than just a reminder of Black’s shocking and illegal behavior. It illustrates again the problem with the culture of Raleigh’s state policy world and the attitude of [Continue Reading...]
A new report issued by Action for Children examines the suspension crisis in North Carolina. Of concern is the fact that the rate of short-term suspensions in North Carolina is 45 percent higher (worse) than the national rate. Research shows that students who are suspended are three times more likely to drop out of school than other students. [...] [Continue Reading...]
