McCrory's Medicaid path
Amonth ago, I wrote that Gov. Pat McCrory and his top health official, Health and Human Services Secretary Aldona Wos, might finally be setting the stage for a political and policy victory. This week... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Judge Hobgood's order striking down vouchers
A week ago, Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued an injunction preventing the first round of Opportunity Scholarships, or vouchers, from being issued to the parents who applied for them. (See... Read More
Duke gets bum rap
I’ve had my disagreements with Duke Energy, both historically andrecently. But the company got a bum rap in a new story stumbling its way through media circles: that Duke Energy uses abusive tax... Read More
A fairer tax system would help taxpayers and boost revenue
It’s tax season, and taxpayers are starting their annual journey into the convoluted landscape of the tax code. Their goal is to find what they owe or are owed, but it’s time taxpayers also got... Read More
What's purple and still red all over?
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 28 2014. Asked for superlatives to apply to North Carolina nationally, you might come up with: Most friendly, most beautiful, best in basketball. Now try this... Read More
Decline of family farms continues, but some trends promising
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 26, 2014. The American family farm is a proud tradition that has long been in decline. Farmland continues to disappear, according to the latest government... Read More
Could NC require food stamp recipients to work?
Polls taken across the nation have shown support for requiring able-bodied food stamp recipients or other welfare recipients to work. In recent years, however, work requirements were removed from... Read More
Recognizing Republicans' dubious achievements
In the old days of Esquire Magazine, the most anticipated issue was the one containing the “Dubious Achievement Awards,” wherein the gaffes and stumbles of the famous and powerful and yes... Read More
As he hits Kay Hagan on healthcare, Thom Tillis is facing tough questions about his stance
As conservatives hammer Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on the failures of the federal health care law, her chief Republican rival is getting squeezed from both sides of the political spectrum on the... Read More
NAACP equates vouchers to school segregation effort
by Leyla Santiago, WRAL.com, February 25, 2014. North Carolina's school voucher program is the state's latest assault on minorities, civil rights advocates said Tuesday. A Superior Court judge last... Read More
