The offices of both Gov. Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis issued statements in response to the Senate tax reform plan introduced earlier today in a press conference. McCrory’s response: “We look forward to reviewing Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger’s proposal and getting more details as we all work to improve our outdated [...]
A New Voter Photo ID Bill for 2013
Speaker of the House, Thom Tillis and State House Elections Committee Chair, Representative David Lewis, laid out the plan for a voter photo ID bill this morning. According to Representative Lewis, we should see a bill by March 25, 2013 and the vote would come sometime in April. He made it clear they do not [...]
Facing Up to Fed Funny Money
February 2013 might — might — signal a real watershed in NC history. The legislature and governor seem to be willing to face the fact that many government programs are based on delusions. As noted in the Civitas Review post below, the governor came out today in favor of halting Medicaid expansion as long as [...]
Thom Tillis Press Conference
NC House Speaker Thom Tillis provided some hints as to what the General Assembly may do this year. Here is what I took away from it. He sounded confident that the GA could keep the budget numbers looking OK, compared the nearly $3 billion debt that loomed three years ago. On K-12 schools, look for [...]
House Ready to Pass a Bad Bill Because They Can’t Pass a Good Bill
The Republican lead State House is hoping to pass a compromise Voter ID bill that will allow voters to use utility bills and bank statements to identify themselves at the polls. We can only assume Republican leaders are trying to pacify their base (who believe that voter photo ID is needed to ensure honest elections) [...]
