Groups unite for redistricting reform
The only truly competitive North Carolina congressional race in 2012 took place in Wilmington's backyard between Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre and Republican former state representative David Rouzer... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Call for new association of Independent voters
Having witnessed a rancorous government shutdown and near breach of the federal debt ceiling, plenty of Americans are pessimistic about where we’ll go from here as a country. Just don’t count Omar... Read More
Tills leads Senate GOP fundraising but party not united
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, October 25, 2013. GOP congressional leaders have helped North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis to a wide fundraising lead over his Republican U.S. Senate... Read More
Prostitution law reform welcome: This is no ‘victimless crime’
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 24, 2013. For too many years, criminal law punished the victims of prostitution and not the perpetrators. North Carolina law now has a fairer balance... Read More
NC plans to adopt job recruitment strategy that has caused problems elsewhere
Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and her team presented a sober economic picture of North Carolina last week to several hundred business leaders and economic developers from the Triad. The visual... Read More
New report highlights flaws in Community Care of North Carolina model
Medicaid spending has grown dramatically, while patient health outcomes have declined, as North Carolina has relied on Community Care of North Carolina to serve most Medicaid patients. A new Policy... Read More
Tea party: Insane, on point
Even many Republicans agree that they lost the battle over the shutdown and the debt ceiling. The tea party walked the country to the edge of economic ruin and their party to the edge of political... Read More
Shared Wright Brothers legacy unites NC and Ohio in spat with Connecticut
Ohio and North Carolina partisans, who have sniped at each other in a century-long struggle over the Wright Brothers legacy, will join forces this week for a First-in-Flight feud with a new common... Read More
Next up after website glitches: The lawsuits
If the Obamacare enrollment website seems like a tangled mess, just wait for the lawsuits. The potential for a morass of litigation over who’s responsible for the problems that have plagued the... Read More
Restoring power to the people
The folks at the North Carolina Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform (of which NC Policy Watch is a member) are on a tour of the state these days, renewing their call for a long overdue... Read More
