Elon poll: Cooper has an 11 point lead over Whatley
Whatley's name recognition has increased greatly but voters still prefer Cooper to him as North Carolina's next U.S. Senator. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Are we watching a Field of Dreams replay?Would whoever replaces Chuck Edwards as the Republican candidate even want a Trump endorsement or would they fare better without it? Read More |
An impaired driver
We have more and more signs we have an impaired driver at the wheel in the White House. Read More
Senate race didn’t get closer
Thanks to a corrupt, broken campaign finance system, Republicans can throw hundreds of millions of dollars in attack ads at Cooper. Read More
Voting by foot works quite well
In 2025, more Americans relocated to North Carolina (+84,100) than to any other state in the union. Read More
Jamie Ager and the promise of the new Country Democrat
And after several cycles of punishing defeat, culturally moderate Democrats are making a comeback. Call them the New Country Democrats. Read More
No more Ray-Ban government
Boliek’s audit team has found tens of millions of dollars of financial irregularities in Rocky Mount and Cary. I Read More
End the price-fixing nanny state
It is time to replace monopoly-minded control with transparent, competitive and accountable liquor laws Read More
Fix high power bills by ditching bad policies
Energy policies should be based on what it costs to deliver reliable energy without regards to social or political considerations. Read More
Life skills
Nobody in America should go hungry. We are called to serve and love our neighbors. Read More
On road funding, something’s gotta give
As vehicles grow increasingly fuel-efficient or electrified, states collect fewer fuel-tax dollars per mile traveled. As motorists hold onto their vehicles for more years, states collect fewer taxes on auto sales. Read More
We've got to act
Trump has gotten away with doing things contrary to the normal expectations we have for our president because deep down, we’re all good people at heart. Read More
Western NC’s next representative must be ready Day One
Which contender can carry the region’s priorities into Washington without treating national talking points as a substitute for understanding the district? Read More
Cooper Up by 9; Trump Still Slumps
Recent news reports that the Cooper-Whatley race is “getting closer” just aren’t true. At least, not yet. Read More
5 years is just the beginning: NC Medicaid’s transition to managed care
North Carolina has demonstrated that Medicaid can be more coordinated, more accountable, and more focused on outcomes than ever before. That is something worth celebrating. Read More
In NC, your ZIP code determines the quality of your child’s education
Parents frequently consider school districts when shopping for a new home and the value of that home has a great impact on the quality of their child's school. Read More
Greensboro now has among NC’s highest municipal tax rates
A recent John Locke Foundation analysis concluded that municipal spending in many North Carolina communities has grown faster than population growth and inflation. Read More
North Carolina continues to be ruled and held back by the party of fear
Republican obviously fear that certain voters – young people, people of color, and people of low income – will reject them. Read More
The governing method behind Tillis’ latest deal
As NC House Speaker Tillis learned that governing requires counting votes, determining whether a policy will work, understanding who will implement it, and considering who will pay the price when the details go wrong. Read More
Thom Tillis has some advice for a struggling Michael Whatley
Whatley will likely not take the Senator's advice not to be afraid to push back against Trump. Read More
Rezoning should require a vote, not an expired clock
Rezoning delays have a real cost and that cost falls on the applicant. Read More
More on Erin Paré's transphobia and yet another scandal growing at Lee Roberts's UNC
Representative Paré’s transgender dress code would return our state to the days of HB2. Read More
Blind to history
Blind to history, we no longer see old sins as deadly threats. Read More
How did we get to this place?
56% - a majority of North Carolinians - believe things will be worse for their children and grandchildren in the years ahead. Read More
Don’t bring back the pork barrel
It would be unwise for the General Assembly to fund named state employees in a budget bill and ought not appropriate tax dollars directly to specified local or private recipients. Read More
How will Social Security be fixed?
We are experiencing the same situation today as Social Security faced in the 1980s. Read More
