I-77 Tolls: Yes
Anyone who has ever driven on I-77 during rush hour knows the pain and frustration of being stuck on one of the most congested roadways in the state. The I-77 managed lanes project is an innovative... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Spending money to save money
The irony was unmistakable. In a recent legislative committee meeting, House and Senate lawmakers peppered an official in Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration with questions about money the state is... Read More
Preserving monuments of a controversial past
You see him and ask: ‘Why is the statue still here? What was it he actually stood for?’ This is the kind of debate that a public work of art makes possible. We won't change the way people think... Read More
What largely explains the drop
The next time you see or hear a politician, policy analyst, activist, or journalist say that North Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen “largely” because of workers dropping out of the labor... Read More
Average people must bring change
Politicians of all stripes are sending out their Fourth of July messages this week as they do every year, reminding us of the Declaration of Independence and the struggles, courage, and aspirations of... Read More
NC quietly becomes a star on solar energy stage
North Carolina has been something of a progressive nightmare lately. The tea party takeover of the legislature and draconian cuts in welfare spending have inspired the long-running Moral Monday... Read More
It's time for hearings in NC sweepstakes probe
In April 2013, Democracy North Carolina, a group that advocates fairness and transparency in elections, filed a complaint with the N.C. Board of Elections about possibly illegal contributions from the... Read More
Women key to Senate race
It took North Carolina voters a very long time to elect a woman to the U.S. Senate, and when they finally did, it required remarkable circumstances – a woman with national stature, pushed by a... Read More
NC Medicaid office in disarray
On May 14, Gov. Pat McCrory rolled out his proposed state budget, a spending blueprint supported in part by an unusual scheme designed to snag an extra $60 million from federal taxpayers. The plan was... Read More
A lit stick of dynamite
There’s a lit stick of dynamite – and one unanswered question – being blithely passed from hand to hand in the backrooms of Raleigh: Who will the State Senators and Representatives make pay to... Read More
