Listening to Voters
A veteran political hand once gave me this insight into how political people overestimate how much attention voters are paying: “The voters listen a lot slower than we talk.” Two pieces of recent... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Juvenile Justice and Adult Correction Combining Will Benefit the Entire Division
The Juvenile Justice and Adult Correction merger was announced Tuesday and described as part of the consolidation of related state agencies that has been underway since 2011, and an ongoing effort to... Read More
The real shape of the NC job market
There are two major issues in the job market today. One is job creation, which has been painfully slow. The other is the quality of jobs being created – measured mainly by their pay. There is worry... Read More
Obamacare Exchange Down To Two Insurance Providers
FirstCarolinaCare pulls out, leaving BCBSNC and Coventry as only options FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company is withdrawing from participation in the federal health exchange. Uninsured North Carolina... Read More
N.C. losing some luster
Editorial by Salisbury Post, September 12, 2013. Should North Carolinians care how the state is viewed by the rest of the country? If your answer is no, then you can stop reading now. But if you... Read More
North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus concerned about DHHS
There are more questions for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. This time they are coming from members of the Legislative Black Caucus, who are echoing many of the questions... Read More
Making a kitchen-table case for massive water bill
Less wonk. More real-world relevance. That could be the new slogan for the lawmakers and lobbyists trying to pass the House’s first massive water and infrastructure bill since 2007. The strategy... Read More
Who is paying for this?
Taxpayers are paying for big salaries and big consulting contracts at DHHS. Are they also paying for “security” so the Secretary won’t have to answer questions about what the taxpayers are... Read More
The Bergermeister
Looks like I’m wrong again. For months, I’ve been saying that Phil Berger wasn’t going to run for U. S. Senate. Well, he’s either running or he’s spending a lot of money and energy giving... Read More
The Dead Horse theory of government
from The Beaufort Observer, September 11, 2013. The Dead-Horse Theory of Bureaucracy The tribal wisdom of the Plains Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that "When you discover that... Read More
