Goodnight Ann
By Gary Pearce, Talking About Politics, August 22, 2013. Why do Republicans feel compelled to insult, dismiss and condescend to women in North Carolina? The latest: Governor McCrory dismissing Ann... Read More
NC Spin Articles
How can outcomes be so good when education budgets are being cut?
by Lindsay Wagner, NC Policy Watch, August 22, 2013 Schools chief sees great progress yet continues to hear mantra ‘our schools are broken.’ “Why is it that as a whole we are doing better in... Read More
Woe is Wos
Last week, “a bodyguard prevented a News & Observer reporter from asking (DHHS Secretary Aldona) Wos any questions” after a speech. This week, when questions arose about DHHS paying... Read More
Merge is what airlines do; suffer is what passengers do
Hey, wait a minute. Wasn’t airline deregulation supposed to bring lower prices and increased competition? So how is it that, 35 years after the law was passed that deregulated the airline industry... Read More
More sequester cuts coming
States have been forced to gear up for a potential second round of across-the-board federal spending cuts after Congress left for its summer recess without a budget deal. Another round of... Read More
A Tribute to Lauch Faircloth
Thursday, August 22 marks the 30th anniversary of the day when Lauch Faircloth saved my life and the lives of Leighton Elliott and Manuel Sowers. Mr. Faircloth was running for Governor and had been... Read More
Local Election Boards change
It is expected to take a little more than two years to implement the new voter photo ID law, but it will take a lot longer to change the dysfunctional culture that is entrenched in the state and local... Read More
Looming N.C. deficit among nation's largest
North Carolina will face one of the largest state deficits in the country next year, according to a new report. The National Conference of State Legislatures surveyed 35 states to get a picture of... Read More
Cumberland principal's letter to McCrory goes viral
The letter from Peggy Raymes, principal at Margaret Willis Elementary School in Cumberland County, to Gov. Pat McCrory ends with a question. “Do we give 37 percent pay increases to young men who... Read More
