Restoring power to the people
The folks at the North Carolina Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform (of which NC Policy Watch is a member) are on a tour of the state these days, renewing their call for a long overdue... Read More
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GOP reaches out to African-American voters
The Republican National Committee is intensifying its outreach efforts to African-American voters in North Carolina. The RNC opened an “engagement office” in Charlotte on Monday in what state GOP... Read More
Keep Your Mistakes to Yourself
We all make mistakes. We err as individuals and as members of groups. All businesses commit errors. All churches, charities, and voluntary associations stumble. All governments screw up. Of course... Read More
Tillis campaign bolstered by his own $250k
Speaker of the House Thom Tillis? Not as popular with campaign donors as the $1 million he said he'd raise might lead you to believe. The Associated Press moved this a little while ago: Click here... Read More
DHHS head of environmental health resigns
Layton Long, Jr., head of environmental health at the state Department of Health and Human Services, resigned Monday. His resignation is effective in 30 days. Long has worked at the state Department... Read More
State Wants Court To Toss Voter ID Suits
The state is asking a federal court to dismiss two lawsuits — one filed by the North Carolina NAACP and one filed by the League of Women Voters of N.C. — challenging the new law requiring voters... Read More
Error Message
For a year we’ve heard how the digital geniuses in the Obama campaign demolished Mitt Romney. Now they can’t make the website work for the biggest thing in his administration? This might say... Read More
That “STOP” arm means – stop
This one should be a no-brainer. You are driving down the road or city street during morning rush hour or in the mid-afternoon. You see in front of you – in your lane, or the oncoming one – a... Read More
Flood insurance: get back to work
Coastal erosion and flood protection are two pressing, persistent challenges that shape the quality of life in Eastern North Carolina. An even more pressing problem, though, has slowly come into this... Read More
McCrory's prediction that state may be forced to expand Medicaid raises eyebrows
Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday that North Carolina may have to expand its Medicaid health insurance program, saying a back door in federal health reforms is forcing his hand. Reform experts question his... Read More
