Hagan and Obama, part II
You know it was a bad story when somebody says at breakfast, “Did Senator Hagan know she was being quoted when she said that about Obama?” We don’t know. But we do know that Hagan’s... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory's short memory on the length of campaigns
McCrory’s short memory about the length of campaigns It was just a month ago that Governor Pat McCrory complained in a post midterm election interview about the almost constant cycle of... Read More
New speaker troubles eeyore caucus
When the news broke that Rep. Tim Moore would be the Republican nominee for speaker of the North Carolina House and Rep. Mike Hager would be majority leader, the usual suspects did the usual things... Read More
Hey, buddy. Can you donate a kidney?
About two decades ago, WRAL and WTVD ran a story about a young woman, Beverly Jones, who’d donated one of her kidneys to her husband whose kidneys had failed. Now usually, kidney donors have to be... Read More
Medicaid expansion not 'impossible' in North Carolina
State Senator Ralph Hise has an odd definition of impossible. Hise said after a recent meeting of a legislative study committee meeting on Medicaid that expanding the program in North Carolina under... Read More
Starving cities and towns will not lead to economic success
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 4, 2014. Starving its cities will not propel North Carolina to economic success. Those cities – places like Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington and much... Read More
Duke study shows steep tilt in redistricting maps
Editorial by News and Observer, December 4, 2014. Researchers at Duke University recently established what North Carolina Democrats already know too well: The GOP-drawn redistricting maps are... Read More
UNC seeks 1.9 percent budget increase, more buildings
The UNC system’s $2.57 billion budget request to the legislature for next year asks for a 1.9 percent increase, with a short list of priorities, such as research, an infusion for the state’s two... Read More
Voters deserve clearer picture of what's going on at the polls
With all of the noise from the left and the right about possible voter suppression and voter fraud, North Carolinians deserve a thorough, nonpartisan and unbiased assessment of voting issues ahead of... Read More
Turning a blind eye to human suffering
Misplaced priorities on unemployment insurance symbolize the callousness of conservative policies If a person wanted to understand what’s wrong with North Carolina’s government these days and how... Read More
