Charlotte "bathroom bill" passes 7-4
Charlotte's proposed non-discrimination ordinance, dubbed by some as the "bathroom bill," passed Monday night with a vote of 7-to-4. The ordinance, which will take effect April 1, expands legal... Read More
NC Spin Articles
In N.C., Donald Trumps the GOP, but not Hillary
With less than a month until North Carolina holds its presidential primary elections, Republican registered voters – and those Independents who lean Republican – favor real estate mogul Donald... Read More
NAACP still dissatisfied with NC congressional map
The state chapter of the NAACP called on federal judges Monday to throw out the map of North Carolina's 13 U.S. House districts that lawmakers approved last week, along with the five-year-old map of... Read More
Resist impulses on budget surplus
As of January 31, state government had collected $12.1 billion in General Fund revenue and expended $11.2 billion on education, Medicaid, and other state programs since the beginning of the... Read More
Supreme Court denies stay - new congressional election to be held
North Carolina will have to rely on contingency plans to delay the state's U.S. House elections this spring after the U.S. Supreme Court refused late Friday to stay a lower court order. The state's... Read More
The farce beyond the redistricting drama
There has been high political drama in Raleigh this week as state House and Senate leaders rushed to put new congressional district maps together after a three-judge federal panel ruled the current... Read More
A kinder, gentler gerrymander
So the new map is out. Democrats are flustered because the new map is so beautiful. In the Redistricting Committee meeting yesterday afternoon, Sen. Dan Blue’s prepared talking points clearly... Read More
It's all about politics
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 19, 2016. At least this time, Republican legislators admitted their goal was to achieve partisan advantage. They vigorously denied it in 2011 when they... Read More
Judicial retention election for Supreme Court likely to be struck down
A new law that would allow Supreme Court judges to run in retention elections is on its way to being struck down. The three-judge Superior Court panel that heard a challenge to the law earlier this... Read More
Lawmakers move congressional primary date, ditch runoffs
North Carolina will be dealing with what amounts to two sets of congressional elections over the next month, a chaotic situation brought about by a federal court order over redistricting. Members of... Read More
