July 4, 2009

Conservative Leadership Conference 2009

This year's Conservative Leadership Conference is coming soon. We have invited a large list of renowned speakers including: Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and more! The event will take place in downtown Raleigh on September 11-12. More details and confirmations will be announced shortly. (More...)

June 29, 2009

Bad Bill of The Week

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HB 1516: Throwing Good Tax Dollars After Bad
While sounding like a benign “technical” bill – House Bill (HB) 1516 ( Senate Bill 576) – JDIG Technical Modifications sponsored by Reps. Jim Crawford (D-Granville), Margaret Dickson (D-Cumberland) and Pryor Gibson (D-Anson) keeps North Carolina moving ahead on a failed “job creation” strategy. (more...)

May 22, 2009


Shameful Budget Theatrics from N.C. House

Did you see the major theatrical presentation put on by state leaders in Raleigh over the last several weeks? The script was brilliantly followed, but the plot was a bit predictable.

Brian Balfour

The Damage of HB 88/ S221—An Unhealthy Youth

The highly debated Healthy Youth Act, House Bill 88 and Senate Bill 221, will force 104 of the state’s 115 school districts to teach a more contraception-focused Comprehensive Sex Education program (CSE) to our impressionable youth, starting in 2010. It was passed by the North Carolina State Senate and House last week.

Jessica Custer

Reduce Education Spending Without Harming the Classroom? It Can Be Done.

In order to address the state’s growing budget deficit, Governor Beverly Perdue has called on state agencies to reduce spending and develop new ways to stretch tax dollars. At the same time Perdue, a former teacher, has come out against any further education cuts. The Governor has also stated her opposition to any budget proposals that will “cripple the classroom” including provisions to increase class size, reduce teacher pay or layoff teachers.

Bob Luebke


How Fast is North Carolina Spending Your Money? $1,234,543,459

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