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We will wake up someday soon and kick ourselves for breaking down and ignoring laws, rules and order at every turn. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Power is hard to get; harder to give upNorth Carolinians should be worried about allowing too few to hold too much power for too long. Read More |
Demographic challenge isn’t going away
According to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the share of working-age people who are either working or looking for a job has been dropping for nearly four years. Read More
Keep hope alive
If you want to truly honor Rev. Jesse Jackson now that he has gone on to take his rightful place with the ancestors, then simply follow his advice, and “Keep hope alive,” Read More
Property revaluations hide tax hikes and county costs
State statute requires county budget officers to calculate a “revenue-neutral” tax rate after each revaluation but counties regularly exceed the neutral rate. Read More
Roy Williams: Let's pay our teacher
North Carolina now ranks 50th in the percentage of the state GDP it spends on k-12 public schools. Read More
Power, temptation, and $10 billion
Trump is suiting the government he now controls for a mistake made by the government he controlled in 2020. Read More
What's wrong with the job market?
Most of the 130,000 job increases Most of the job additions – specifically 60% - were in one sector, health care. Several sectors, including financial services, transportation/information, and the federal government lost jobs. Read More
Fiscal storm is about to hit us
The General Assembly elected this November will have to close budget holes in Medicaid and SNAP. Read More
Republicans search for ways to attack Cooper
The attacks on Cooper are an exercise in cherry-picking horrific anecdotes to inflame public fears and misrepresent the reality of falling crime in our state. Read More
A decade after reform, film still thrives
North Carolina remains home to major sound stages, experienced crews, and ongoing television and film projects because it offers something more durable: a strong overall butsiness climate. Read More
Immigrants are helping NC and its economy grow. We need a fair and just immigration policy
Thirty percent of North Carolina's newcomers moved from abroad. Read More
Poll highlights challenges for NC education reformers
A new poll shows North Carolinians strongly support public education. Sadly, only 35 percent express satisfaction with local schools. Read More
How low can he go?
Who among the MAGA cult will admit buyer’s remorse? Surely not all of you have abandoned morality and social conscience to follow this man. Read More
Bigger Congress would be better Congress
Congress is one area of government where bigger is better. Read More
No code of common decency
Trump is able to successfully and fiendishly hide his indecency behind a false mask of patriotism, using the power of the presidency to perpetuate. Read More
Why NC is outperforming the nation’s soft landing
North Carolina’s relative strength in a cooling national economy reflects a deliberate commitment to economic freedom — and the resilience that freedom creates. Read More
NC Gov. Josh Stein: Keeping people safe means getting people help
Mental health outcomes are shaped by access to basic needs, such as food, housing, education, health care, and employment. Read More
North Carolinians favor candidates who balance appealing to the party base with swing Voters, according to Catawba-YouGov survey
Compromise is important to 83 percent of North Carolinians, led by Democrats (88 percent), Independents (85 percent), and three-quarters of Republicans. Read More
The only constant is change
North Carolina’s universities are strong, but reliance on reputation isn’t a strategy. Read More
Giving Whatley some credit
Whatley seems to have come to an understanding with the state’s Republican voters that he is a “good-enough” candidate to nominate for the crusade against Roy Cooper. Read More
Red lights flashing
Sometimes in politics you have to look the hard truths in the eye. Read More
Without us, the sun also rises
Many want simple answers to inherently complicated questions. Read More
Helping Berger out the door
If the top Democrat were fighting for his political career, you can be almost certain Republican money would be helping him out the door. Read More
