Pockets of poverty
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 26, 2014. It was jarring a few weeks ago to hear a Republican state senator warn of “two North Carolinas where the rich continue to get richer and the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Voters will decide whether felony criminal defendants can waive jury trials
Criminal defendants charged with all but the most serious felonies would be able to have a judge, rather than a jury of their peers, decide whether they are guilty or innocent if voters approve a... Read More
Incumbents squash challengers in fundraising
Chalk it up as another way that incumbent legislators in general have a distinct advantage over challengers in N.C. General Assembly races this and every other election year. Besides the name... Read More
McCrory likely to sign coal ash bill despite concerns
Gov. Pat McCrory appears ready to sign a bill regulating coal ash despite his concerns that it unconstitutionally usurps his power to appoint the majority of an oversight commission, a provision that... Read More
NC officials need to listen to fracking opponents on rules
Editorial by News and Observer, August 25, 2014. Republicans who successfully pushed North Carolina into an accelerated schedule for fracking speak of it as an utterly safe procedure that will lead to... Read More
Hagan criticizes Obama on veterans issues ahead of his Charlotte visit
by Jim Morrill, News and Observer, August 23, 2014. Three weeks after signing into law a major overhaul of the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Barack Obama will come to Charlotte Tuesday to... Read More
Healthy tourism
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 18, 2014. Tourism in North Carolina is a $20 billion-a-year industry, and that's only counting what visitors – traveling for recreation or on business... Read More
Obama administration does well
The Obama administration has been implementing new ways to measure economic activity in the United States. Although not exactly front-page news, this initiative deserves praise from anyone, regardless... Read More
State getting its day after day after day in court
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, August 22, 2014. North Carolina’s proposed school voucher program — called “opportunity scholarships” — ran aground in court last week. A Wake County... Read More
Voucher supporters ask court to put order on hold
Voucher supporters have file an emergency motion to put Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood’s ruling halting vouchers on hold until the case is decided on appeal. “The Superior Court’s action... Read More
