A new government study says that federal health care and retirement programs threaten to overwhelm the federal budget and harm the economy in coming decades unless Washington finds the political will... Read More
It’s hard to say exactly when the tide that landed Republicans in the soup began to whirl and eddy – maybe it was on Election Night, or when the legislature came to town, or when the Moral Monday... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 17, 2013. John Drescher of the News & Observer once called Sen. Phil Berger “a serious elected official with ambition and vision.” And Drescher was right... Read More
The N.C. General Assembly has never teemed with former law enforcement officers. I suppose, after working for years in a profession where your life is literally on the line, most retired cops have... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 16, 2013. N.C. Education Lottery commissioners celebrated a milestone last week: Total sales since 2006 have surpassed $10 billion. It’s clear that the... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 15, 2013. The latest news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the U.S. teen birth rate is worth applauding. The rate has plummeted to... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 17, 2013. The photo ID requirement for voting gets strong public support, according to a High Point University/News & Record poll released today. Seventy... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 17, 2013. Old-time scam artists who "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge would have a hard time plying their trade these days. That's especially true here in North... Read More
This summer I took calls from dozens of reporters across the country. A couple of questions were repeated time and again: How could North Carolina Republicans have moved so far to the right? How have... Read More
On the five-year anniversary of the U.S. financial meltdown, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said on Sunday the country can count on more financial crises to come, but hopefully none the size... Read More
