As of November, North Carolina’s state government has some $4 billion in unreserved cash in its General Fund, plus well north of $1 billion in…

North Carolina’s state government began its 2020-21 fiscal year with $1.5 billion in cash left over from last year plus another $1.8 billion i…

Editor’s note: John Hood’s column replaces the vacationing Walter Williams this week.

To the ears of politically engaged North Carolinians, it may sound strange to hear claims that changes in partisan control don’t yield signifi…

When North Carolina governors and lawmakers talk about “the state budget,” they rarely tell you the whole truth.

The single most important issue during every legislative session is the approval or revision of North Carolina’s state budget. For the 2019-20…

Repeal of Prohibition in 1933 instantly reduced crime by reducing the number of criminalized activities, including some that millions of Ameri…

State Sen. Rick Horner can quip with the best of them. During a recent debate about school construction needs in North Carolina, the Wilson Co…

The past six years have brought significant change in North Carolina government and policy. Conservatives tend to like the budget restraint, t…

For more than a half-century, it has become abundantly clear that our nation faces increasing irreconcilable differences. At the root is the f…