How it ends
With only three days left until a possible government shutdown, nobody — not even those in charge — know how the budget battle will end. Or if it will end. The scenarios are all very messy and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Friends falling out
The Governor, it appears, looking at his ailing poll numbers, figured the legislature had landed him in the soup, so it was only prudent to put some distance between himself and the Republican... Read More
Another DHHS story that Merritt’s more scrutiny
Former State Auditor and prominent Republican Les Merritt announced he was stepping down from the State Ethics Commission this week after a reporter with WRAL-TV asked if Merritt had a conflict of... Read More
NC bought the "Florida Lemon"
Thirteen years later, Dennis Wicker appears to have been right. The former Democratic lieutenant governor, when he was running for governor in 2000, called the lottery plan of his then-opponent, Mike... Read More
Courts leave DWI information in the dark
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 27, 2013. Since 2006, state law has required court administrators to post detailed information about the disposition of driving-while-impaired cases. The... Read More
The disappearance of the Coastal Resources Commission
Under the state's Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA), the Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) has responsibility for developing standards needed to balance protection of highly productive coastal... Read More
Poll: Support for tea party slips
Support for the tea party continues to fall among Americans, nearing all-time lows, according to a new poll Thursday. Twenty-two percent of Americans call themselves tea party backers, the Gallup... Read More
A three tribe war
With thick smoke clouds billowing out of the Capitol it’s hard to see who’s winning the latest war in Washington – plus, it isn’t a simple us versus them war: It’s a three tribe melee (with... Read More
North Carolina ‘worst off’ in impact of Obamacare on insurance rates
Less than a month after data from the Manhattan Institute prompted Carolina Journal to report that Obamacare could lead to 80 percent premium increases for many North Carolina health insurance... Read More
North Carolina State Senate Polls Show Many Opportunities for Democrats
New PPP polls in 8 key North Carolina State Senate districts find that the political landscape has shifted in such a way that Democrats have a lot more opportunities to eat into the Republican... Read More
