Privatizing Commerce Has Big Political Risks
My old boss, Lauch Faircloth, once made the comment in the early 1980s when he was a Democrat, that there were two things he couldn’t understand – electricity and Republicans. The quote... Read More
NC Spin Articles
100 days and Counting
Governor Pat McCrory’s first 100 days in office have been largely uneventful, except for a few highlighted, loosely-worded interviews, press dodges and misspeaks. Large raises for his cabinet... Read More
State Revenues Reach Record High After Recession’s Decline
Published in Stateline, April 11, 2013 State tax revenue reached record highs last fiscal year, just years removed from the depths of the Great Recession, which ravaged state budgets and drove down... Read More
Redistricting Reform: Good for North Carolina
Democrats did it. Republicans did it. Gerrymandering of legislative and Congressional districts has reached an art form, but hopefully there are enough fair-minded legislators who understand the... Read More
An Open Letter to the North Carolina Legislature
Before I get into the nitty gritty, I just want to get something off my chest. I love North Carolina. Truly I do. It took me a long time to get there, in part because moving to a new town when you're... Read More
States Driving Transportation Revenue Reforms
From Politico, April 11th It’s not often that political leaders in blue Maryland, purple Virginia and red Wyoming are on the same page. But that’s precisely what’s happened for state leaders who... Read More
NC Nursing and the Future of Health Care
Channel surf the news networks or scan the headlines of any newspaper and you can quickly see plenty of evidence that the health care universe is going through some massive changes. Insurance issues... Read More
A Look at North Carolina's Medicaid Program
As North Carolina’s population grows, so too does the number of low-income residents who need the assistance of the state’s Medicaid program. Growing enrollment and the rising costs of health care... Read More
McCrory and Medicaid Reform
What’s the old adage, you can’t see the forest for all the trees? That’s what Governor McCrory is facing as he rolls out his big plans for Medicaid reform. It’s a major initiative but it also... Read More
Short-sighted politics threatens to unravel Renewable Energy
Jeanne Milliken Bonds began working on energy policy issues in Washington, DC in 1985 The triple threat -Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity and the John Locke Foundation - are all... Read More
