Extended Year Contracts: Helping Students by Helping Teachers
What if we could boost teacher pay, give teachers more time to learn from one another, and help the state’s Read More
My Legislative Priorities for 2019
The N.C. General Assembly has convened and I am ready to get to work. I would like to share what Read More
Fighting for Families Facebook Live Town Hall with Sydney Batch
Here is the Facebook Live Town Hall that Rep. Sydney Batch and I held on February 7 as part of Read More
The 2019 Legislature: What Lies Ahead
First, I want to thank the voters of Caswell and Orange counties for putting their trust in me and returning Read More
Voting is a Right, not a Privilege: Let’s Keep it that Way
If I could have my way, every citizen would vote in every election. Although that may never happen, I still Read More
There’s More to Hurricanes than Rain and Wind
It has been inspiring to see North Carolina communities coming together to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Florence. Yet I Read More
A Vision for Rural Economies
Most natives of North Carolina have a family connection to some rural area, even if they don’t live in the Read More
Rural Broadband: Good for North Carolina
Addressing rural broadband needs is the single biggest thing we can do for the long-term economic development of rural North Read More
Children Should Matter
The 2018 Legislative Session began with a clear message to legislators: put education first. On the opening day of session, Read More
What Is and What Should Have Been: Backroom Budgets for Special Interests, not Citizens
This week I voted against the Republican budget, and I’d like to explain why. Simply put, it is a budget Read More