NCAE refuses to cooperate
A new report from State Auditor Beth Wood says the agency has not been able to certify that the North Carolina Association of Educators meets statutory membership (G.S. 143B-426.40(g) requirements to... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Hunt's critics miss the mark on mayoral pick
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, November 14, 2017. Former Gov. Jim Hunt’s endorsement of an independent candidate over a Democrat in the Raleigh mayoral race has ruffled some feathers among the... Read More
An ominous evening for Republicans in North Carolina
That loud sound you heard Tuesday night was Republicans in North Carolina gulping nervously as the election returns from across the state and across the country came in. In virtually every race that... Read More
Reform would boost NC incomes
North Carolinians would experience large gains in after-tax income under the tax-reform bill released last week in Washington, according to an initial analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Its... Read More
Cooper loses another round in separation of powers fight
The state Court of Appeals sided with Republican General Assembly leaders Tuesday, agreeing that a 2016 law requiring legislative approval of the governor's top appointments is constitutional. The... Read More
NC's Certificate of Need laws cause pain
Monday morning, around 1:00am, my husband woke up in severe pain. He knew what this was. By 1:15, we were in the car on our way to the ER. Kidney stones. They’re not life threatening, and I’ve... Read More
Bad ideas for the UNC system
What is the worst idea floating around about the UNC system these days? Jesse White, who headed up the Southern Growth Policies Board and also served adjunct professor of government and city and... Read More
Democrats get wins but not guarantees of success
The outcome of the Virginia governor's race was consistent with the special congressional elections we saw earlier this year. The Trump effect is a negative for Republicans by 4-5 percentage points... Read More
Fair voting districts
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 8, 2017. A federal court panel will rightly go ahead with plans to hire an outside expert to redraw several districts that it had ruled were tainted by... Read More
Republican options
After the drubbing Republicans took Tuesday, they need to stand back and look at their options. None of them are very good. They can keep on the current course. They can embrace Trump even more. Or... Read More
