Editorial by News and Observer, September 29, 2013 House Republicans on Saturday added a new demand to a bill that would continue funding the U.S. government. They want the Senate to approve a one... Read More
In North Carolina, the numbers show that a black motorist is 77 percent more likely to be searched after a traffic stop than a white driver. ”I don’t want to over-interpret the numbers,” said... Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice will file a lawsuit Monday to stop North Carolina’s new voter ID law, which critics have said is the most sweeping law of its kind, according to a person briefed on... Read More
North Carolina’s highest court is about to weigh in — again — on state government’s constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with... Read More
Here is the fallout from North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger’s decision to forgo a challenge to Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan next year. It cements Berger’s role as the new Marc Basnight... Read More
Editorial in Jacksonville Daily News, September 28, 2013. When oil-industry supporters and Al Gore agree on an issue, one had better pay attention as to why. Former Vice President Gore and many oil... Read More
During the back-and-forth about this year’s tax reform, tax overhaul or tax cut (whatever it really was), one of the rebuttals that Democrats offered Republicans pushing for change was North... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 28, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory promises big changes in the delivery of Medicaid services, but getting there won’t be easy. The job took a setback this week... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 29, 2013. There will be problems. There may be a lot of them. There may not. Beginning this week, Americans will start signing up for health insurance at... Read More
by Karen Garloch, Charlotte Observer, September 29, 2013. After years of partisan debate, public confusion and a Supreme Court challenge, the Affordable Care Act goes before consumers Tuesday when... Read More
