A behind-the-scenes tussle between two conservative North Carolina institutions – the state Senate and state Budget Director Art Pope – surfaced Thursday, as Senate leaders repeatedly asked why... Read More
The McCrory administration, House Republicans, doctors and hospitals took a major step toward significant changes in the state’s $13 billion Medicaid program by agreeing to move toward a system... Read More
I know you’ve been there. It’s time for supper and you have neither the time nor the supplies to cook. So you and your family members or friends all pile in to the car to head out to a restaurant... Read More
Eric Cantor’s defeat, immigration reform, gerrymandering and Republican presidential hopes all got rolled up together last week in a classic demonstration of the Law of Unintended Consequences... Read More
In a sign that time and patience are running out in the final hectic weeks of the short session, House leaders drew fire from fellow Republicans over a pair of regulatory bills that surfaced Wednesday... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 18, 2014. Would you sign up for a good driver discount if doing so resulted in your insurance premium going up? If your family members were offered military or... Read More
The state’s lottery director said in public on Wednesday the lottery cannot meet a $106 million target set by lawmakers in the state House because they wrote several other lottery restrictions into... Read More
House leaders plan to roll out a Medicaid reform proposal Thursday afternoon that largely embraces the approach taken by Gov. Pat McCrory for reforming the state's health insurance system for the poor... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 16, 2014. For more than 80 years, North Carolina has done almost nothing to regulate coal ash. Duke Energy and other utilities have been free to burn coal for... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, June 13, 2014. The struggle over Asheville's water system is far from over, but those who would strip the city of this valuable asset have an uphill battle from... Read More
