There are also new and dangerous crimes which these numbers don't reflect, ... Child predators are stalking our children on the Internet while methamphetamine production and use endangers our communities and families.

Full, open deliberations can yield a better result for all of North Carolina, ... State taxpayers deserve full accountability of how the state spends their money.

Our state is one of the fastest growing and the most naturally diverse in the United States, ... Our mountains and beaches bring the visitors, and our universities, technology and industries draw the residents. Without clean air, the innovation and natural beauty are ruined.

the manner in which state money was directed is problematic for its secrecy, its lack of accountability and its end run around the legislative process.

While many of the projects may have been worthy of consideration, the way they were funded makes them suspect in the public's mind,

It is clear that the manner in which state money was directed is problematic for its secrecy, its lack of accountability and its end run around the legislative process,