Human costs of Medicaid expansion
North Carolina would face a substantial fiscal impact if the legislature agreed to opt for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. But expansion also would lead to human costs. I’ll touch on three... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A perpetual state of uncertainty
For the third decade in a row, North Carolina’s election process is being interrupted because a court found redistricting unconstitutional. Republicans blame the court for the disruption but they... Read More
Emerging Issues: How can NC deal with threat of jobless future?
Is a jobless future coming for North Carolina? Nearly half of the state's jobs are at risk if state and industry leaders don't take steps now to deal with the coming tsunami of disruption, says a new... Read More
How Republican is North Carolina?
How Republican is North Carolina? My answer is 63. I realize this number has no meaning to you right now. I’ll explain it. For starters, I’m not saying that 63 percent of North Carolina voters are... Read More
Federal judge panel rules NC district maps unconstitutional
A three judge panel in federal court ruled Friday that North Carolina’s congressional districts are drawn to favor race and therefore unconstitutional. While the district maps have been the subject... Read More
The dynamic of The Donald and the dollars
Lingering in the psyche of the American public seemingly unappreciated by both political parties and particularly the media is the fact that the public has begun to understand they have been duped by... Read More
Why free college tuition is a bad idea
Calling something free doesn’t make it free. Nothing in life is free. It’s simply a matter of who pays the costs. If a college education has value, why give it away? If college becomes free for... Read More
The follies of the A-F grading system
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest seems to want to have it both ways on the state’s stigmatizing A-F grading system for public schools. The News & Observer reported that Forest’s recent appearance before the... Read More
Air Force to remove C-130s from Fort Bragg
The Air Force has notified Congress that it plans to do away with a group of transport planes based at Fort Bragg. The 440th Airlift Wing flies C-130 aircraft that support training at Fort Bragg, but... Read More
Federal court strikes down NC congressional district maps
Three federal judges on Friday threw out the congressional voting maps the Republican-led General Assembly drew five years ago, ruling that two districts were gerrymandered along racial lines. The... Read More
