Lawmakers passed a measure this week that allows House and Senate members to set up party committees to raise and spend money to elect members of their party to the General Assembly. The provision... Read More
Arthur walked through the door, dropped a four inch thick poll on the table with a thud, sat down, and said, If you don’t want to lose this election, you have to learn something new. That was in... Read More
The new political slush fund It’s hard to believe, but what may be the most shocking piece of legislation passed in this General Assembly session snuck through Thursday afternoon when the House... Read More
Republicans couldn’t have found a better target than Medicaid. It’s everything they hate—a huge government program that serves poor people and is administered by a nonprofit instead of private... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 26, 2015. A simple bill to move up the date of North Carolina’s 2016 primary elections? Hardly. Republican legislators meeting in a conference... Read More
The U.S. Attorney's Office has launched an investigation into high-dollar consulting contracts and salary payments at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. According to documents... Read More
Lawmakers on Thursday passed House Bill 373, which would move North Carolina's primaries for all offices up for election in 2016 from May to March 15. The shift in dates is designed to make North... Read More
The bill adopted yesterday to change the date of the 2016 primary election includes an unrelated, terrible section that will greatly expand pay-to-play politics in North Carolina. This last-minute... Read More
Over the past year, the UNC Board of Governors has taken heat on a number of topics, most notably the decision to seek a new System president and the Centers and Institutes oversight process. At one... Read More
Real estate mogul Donald Trump currently carries the most support among Republicans in the state’s upcoming presidential primary election, but according to the latest Elon University Poll... Read More
