Gov. Pat McCrory left his sickbed Monday afternoon to talk about his Health and Human Services budget proposal ahead of the Short Session set to begin later this month. McCrory has been fighting a... Read More
The 2016 legislative session is only a few weeks away. Since this is an even-numbered year, the session is referred to as a “short session.” That generally means the number of bills that will be... Read More
The folks supporting the sweeping anti-LGBT bill passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory keep saying it is all about bathroom safety, that allowing transgender people to use the... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, April 13, 2016. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing from 2-4 p.m. Thursday in the Emerald Ballroom of the Greenville... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 14, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory's executive order on the controversial N.C. House Bill 2 was a baby step in the right direction. Much more modification is needed... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 13, 2016. House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” rushed through by the state legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory, is having the desired effect of rallying the... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 14, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory may have discovered that he's in a deep hole. He's digging a little slower, anyway. He hasn't stopped. He still insists that House... Read More
As recent controversies in North Carolina and elsewhere have established, political debate is only partially about facts, principles, and logic. Effective politicians also think carefully about the... Read More
The conflict over House Bill 2, the recently passed measure setting statewide discrimination standards, could reverberate into the fall general election, likely voters told a WRAL News poll. Conducted... Read More
What is an election? That seemingly simple question has turned into a thicket of historical interpretations for six of North Carolina's seven state Supreme Court justices, who must decide whether a... Read More
