Energy Bill Would Generate Hidden Taxes and Little Else
Are you willing to pay higher electricity rates to support renewable energy? If so, you’re one of only about 10,000 people in North Carolina who is.
Charter Schools and Public Schools Should be Judged on the Same Criteria
Much has been made of a recent N.C. Center for Public Policy Research study, which concludes that the cap on new charter schools should remain at 100 schools – due primarily to unresolved issues of performance, inancial insolvency and ethnic diversity. But even if we accept the study’s questionable methodology, why not simply introduce a standard baseline instead of a cap on the number of new charter schools? Indeed, why shouldn’t such a baseline apply equally to public schools as well?
“Voter-owned” Elections ... Cleaning Up Campaign Financing or Limiting Free Speech?
Legislation has been introduced in the state House of Representatives titled, “Voter-Owned Elections Act,” which would appropriate $4.58 million over the next two years to expand publicly funded elections in North Carolina. It would allow candidates for three Council of State offices (Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Commissioner of Insurance) to use tax dollars to finance their campaigns.
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