Carolina Journal Exclusive
NCGA Preview: Week of March 7
By Anthony Greco
RALEIGH — The bill lifting the state’s cap on charter schools at 100 passed the Senate by a 33-17 vote. It faces tougher sledding in the House.
John Hood’s Daily Journal
Perdue Now Owns ObamaCare
Perdue and Cooper did the wrong thing. They defended a lousy policy because it is their president’s policy. Now it’s their lousy policy, too.
Headlines
3.07.11 – Perdue vetoes GOP bill challenging health care law
3.07.11 – NC GOP lawmakers target tobacco settlement money
3.07.11 – Lawmakers balk at early disclosures
3.07.11 – Unions wary of Dem’s convention plans in N.C.
3.07.11 – Job market is shrinking for Hispanics in N.C.
3.07.11 – Molesters might not be far away
3.07.11 – Alcoa says contested NC dams generated $8M profit
3.07.11 – Endangered fish keeps Duke license on hold
3.07.11 – State bill would lift ban on sea walls
3.07.11 – Out-of-state fees still low at UNC
3.07.11 – Pay plan has CMS teachers on edge
3.07.11 – Bill in N.C. House could crush some area nonprofits
3.07.11 – Aetna’s fee fight adds to cancer patient’s stress
3.07.11 – Northern Beltway project gets a boost
3.07.11 – Developers opposed to proposed New Hanover ordinance
Upcoming Events
Monday, March 07, 2011 at 12:00 noon
A meeting of the Shaftesbury Society
with our special guest Joe Coletti
Protecting Families and Businesses:
A Plan for Fiscal Balance and Economic Growth
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 12:00 noon
JLF/Federalist Society Bi-Monthly Law & Public Policy Luncheon
Featuring: Daren Bakst, Esq. & Philip Romohr, Esq.
North Carolina Supreme Court Review
Monday, March 14, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Noon
A meeting of the Shaftesbury Society
with our special guest Dr. Roy Cordato
Market Based Environmentalism vs. the Free Market
Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:00am- 4:30pm
A Citizens’ Constitutional Workshop in Asheville, NC
with presenters Dr. Troy Kickler & Dr. Michael Sanera
What the Founders and the State Ratification Conventions
Can Teach Us Today
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Noon
A meeting of the Shaftesbury Society
with our special guest Dr. Paul F. Cwik
Say’s Revenge: Living in Keynes’s Long Run
Saturday, April 02, 2011 at 10:00am-3:30pm
A Citizens’ Constitutional Workshop in Brunswick County, NC
with presenters Dr. Troy Kickler & Dr. Michael Sanera
What the Founders and the State Ratification Conventions
Can Teach Us Today
Saturday, April 09, 2011 at 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
A Citizens’ Constitutional Workshop in Monroe, NC
with presenters Dr. Troy Kickler & Dr. Michael Sanera
What the Founders and the State Ratification Conventions
Can Teach Us Today
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 1:00pm-4:30pm
A Citizens’ Constitutional Workshop in Franklin, N.C.
with presenters Dr. Troy Kickler & Dr. Michael Sanera
What the Founders and the State Ratification Conventions
Can Teach Us Today
Today’s Opinions
The shifting sands
Much of North Carolina’s coastal economy is built on sand and besieged by a ruthless sea. Some of the politics of beach erosion are getting rough, too, says the Greensboro News & Record.
More independents
The number of those who call themselves unaffiliated, has risen from just 6 percent to 24 percent. These independent voters decide general elections writes Jack Betts.
Unemployment taxes
Scott Mooneyham says that unless Republicans are prepared to call for lowering unemployment benefits, they need to let unemployment taxes rise. |