A Meltdown Over Medicaid
Furious that Gov. Pat McCrory and the Republican-led legislature has turned down the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, Democratic lawmakers, liberal scholars, and left-wing activists have... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory’s reheated campaign leftovers
Governor Pat McCrory could have gone a couple of ways with his widely-anticipated State of the State speech Monday night. He could have laid out a compelling vision for the future of North Carolina... Read More
Joe Mavretic's Perspective on Senate Bill 10
A review of state government should be conducted about every twenty-five years. The review should be one part of a CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW required by our constitution. Our state constitution is the way... Read More
Grading McCrory's "State of the State"
Liked: Let me say straight off the top that I liked two policy goals mentioned: cut the advertising, administrative costs of the lottery and apply money to kids and technology in education. The... Read More
Two Views of the NC Economy
North Carolina’s lackluster economy is the top political issue. Voters who pay scant attention to legislative sessions and partisan dust-ups in Raleigh view state leaders primarily through the... Read More
Saying No is a Start
Now that the North Carolina legislature has sent a clear signal that it opposes both Medicaid expansion and a state-based health exchange, the state capital is abuzz with complaints and speculations... Read More
Watching McCrory's State of the State
Since his inauguration in January, Governor Pat McCrory has emphasized a "broken" government that needs to be "fixed" but we have heard very little detail of policies and specifics plans for the "fix... Read More
NC Manufacturing is Thriving
Packrite LLC. Dear Tom, Not only is manufacturing not dead but it is thriving. Our company, Packrite LLC, a packaging manufacture company started in October of 2008 just as the economy was turning... Read More
Can Colorado be the Healthiest State?
The Governor of Colorado, concerned about the growing problem of obesity in his state, issued a challenge to his citizens to become the healthiest state in the nation. In an article in The Atlantic... Read More
