On November 5th, voters in three states rejected private school voucher measures on their ballots. A majority (58 percent) of voters in Nebraska chose to repeal a recently passed voucher law
RALEIGH — During the just-ended 2024 election campaign, candidates for offices such as governor, legislature, county commission, and state superintendent of public instruction talked a lot about raising the pay of public schoolteachers in our state — as well they should have.
RALEIGH — The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically.
I could not be more proud of the hard work that helped us elect House Democrats in difficult districts across the state, even in spite of the headwinds from a disappointing outcome in the presidential election
To describe North Carolina as one of America’s chief political battlegrounds is a well-worn cliché. I’ve certainly done my part to wear it out. In past columns I’ve called our state a “flirt” (which happens to be a reddish shade of purple) that still contains just enough split-ticket voters to surprise even the most experienced of political prognosticators
During the homestretch of the 2024 election, I complained repeatedly about the absence of serious engagement by presidential and congressional candidates with the critical issue of the national debt.
Although our state’s economy has grown faster than the national average over the past decade, not everyone has fared well. Some regions and communities are struggling — a condition now worsened in parts of western North Carolina by Hurricane Helene.
As elected Republicans serving North Carolina, we are compelled to speak out against a proposal that could undermine one of the core tenets of our democracy: the people’s right to vote. Recent comments from Rep. Andy Harris, head of the House Freedom Caucus, suggesting that North Carolina’s legislature should consider awarding its electoral votes to Donald Trump before the votes are even counted, are troubling and antithetical to conservative principles.
When the North Carolina General Assembly voted unanimously on October 24 to appropriate another $604 million for disaster relief, Gov. Roy Cooper said it wasn’t enough.
Over the next couple of years, you’ll hear a great deal about the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding
This second disaster relief package for Western North Carolina is sorely needed. However, I am disappointed that House Democrats were not directly involved in writing this legislation.
As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, here’s the stay of play: North Carolina is a state in play.
