North Carolina is among the vast majority of states working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to protect voting equipment from cyber threats. Local elections officials take extensive steps... Read More
If it seems like the campaign against Gov. Pat McCrory’s re-election has been going on for years, you aren’t imagining things. While political parties out of power always spend their time on the... Read More
by Tom Campbell, Executive Producer and Moderator, NC SPIN, October 27, 2016. What would Thomas Jefferson and John Adams think about the 2016 elections? We had a marvelous opportunity to get insights... Read More
by Paul O'Conner, Capitol Press Association, published in The Salisbury Post, October 25, 2016. Sometimes I wonder if televised debates don’t do more harm than good, confusing the public when... Read More
With today's expansion of early voting sites and hours, North Carolina's absentee ballots, particularly those by in-person, should start to dramatically take off, and considering that this year's... Read More
by Joe Killian, NC Policy Watch, October 27, 2016. With less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 election, North Carolina House Bill 2 continues to be a contentious rallying point for the political left... Read More
The ability to succeed in higher education – as defined by college readiness – has been one of the stated goals of the State Board of Education for every student in North Carolina. Beginning in... Read More
The latest revelations in court depositions about Gov. Pat McCrory’s role in weakening warnings about the safety of drinking water near leaking coal ash pits have prompted news headlines about a war... Read More
PPP's newest North Carolina poll finds that Democrats are running up large leads already during early voting. Among those who say they've already voted, 63% say they cast their ballots for Hillary... Read More
As a private practice doctor, I usually try to steer clear of discussing politics with my patients. It’s simply too divisive of a topic, and in order to be effective at my job, I have to build bonds... Read More
