DHHS staff defends NC Tracks
The technology chief at the state Department of Health and Services told legislators Tuesday the agency's new computer system for processing Medicaid claims is working well, despite a critical audit... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's kids are doing better than you think
Never mind South Carolina. North Carolina’s public school students are outperforming students in Israel and Sweden. That’s according to a new U.S. Department of Education study that recently... Read More
Challengers of new NC voting regulations want 2014 trial; state officials push for delay
Parties who are a gulf apart over what laws should be in place to ensure fair and open elections are just as widely divided about how quickly a lawsuit challenging new voter laws should be heard in... Read More
Don't be seduced, N.C. job recruiters
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 11, 2013. She’s attractive and flashy, and she has suitors going ga-ga, whistling at her, showing her bling and offering her anything she wants. She’s... Read More
Shifting cost won't cut it
Health care costs too much.” That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can... Read More
North Carolina Senate race continues to look like a toss up
After several months of declining poll numbers that saw Kay Hagan go from leading her potential GOP opponents by double digits to being effectively tied with most of them, her numbers have leveled out... Read More
Responding to critics, Art Pope 'shocked' by picket protest
A week after a picketing campaign began at his family’s stores, Art Pope responded to critics in a letter that says he is “shocked” by the tactics being used against him. The letter is a... Read More
Tillis says short session should focus on immigration reform
by Renee Schoof, Under the Dome, The News and Observer, December 19, 2013. House Speaker Tom Tillis, a Republican who wants to run against Sen. Kay Hagan next year, spoke at the North Carolina Farm... Read More
Teacher pay is only part of the issue
Teacher pay is getting a lot of attention lately with the issue looming large for the legislative session starting in May 2014. Across the political spectrum, people agree that we need good teachers... Read More
Governor must get legislative approval on economic development program
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 10, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory is determined to move many Department of Commerce functions to a public-private partnership, but he should slow down until he... Read More
