McCrory pay plan is insufficient
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 11, 2014. N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory was right when he said on Monday that “$30,800 is not enough to raise a family or pay off student debt.” But he and the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Lewis: March organizers 'hypocritical' over Voter ID
by Mark Binker, WRAL, February 10, 2014. A senior state House member took marchers who protested at the State Capitol to task over the weekend for their "hypocritical" stance on voter ID. Many of... Read More
The GOP teacher pay plan
After weeks of talk, the announcement that Republican leaders had come up with a plan to raise teacher pay in North Carolina was not unexpected. The basics, that its primary focus would be on new... Read More
NC Democrats roiled by leadership turmoil
enior North Carolina Democratic Party officials say they were not consulted on the decision to dismiss their executive director or the apparent decision to hire former national NAACP executive... Read More
Republicans have financial edge heading into elections
As filing opens Monday for the 2014 elections, North Carolina Republicans appear on their way to another fundraising edge, though one Democrat predicts a more level playing field than 2012. Building... Read More
NC Democratic Party head fired
After less than a year as executive director of the North Carolina Democratic Party, Robert Dempsey was fired Sunday, an attorney for the state party said Sunday night. "Mr. Dempsey is no longer... Read More
A conservative view of Moral Monday
Any political movement that can turn out tens of thousands of protesters on a chilly morning in February must be deemed impressive. To this conservative, the 2014 edition of Historic Thousands on... Read More
Farm bill passes, but 'Hunger Games' still very real here
Editorial by Asheville Citizen Times, February 7, 2014. North Carolinians who need food stamps are safe, for now. The Senate on Wednesday passed and sent to President Obama a five-year, $1 trillion... Read More
Jobless trends
Last July, North Carolina became the first state to exit the federal government’s extended-benefits program for unemployment insurance. Six months later, at the start of 2014, extended benefits... Read More
What happens when voters are no longer legislators' bosses?
It is always a good idea that our politicians are a little fearful of the voters who are supposed to be their bosses after all. The most successful North Carolina politicians went to great lengths to... Read More
