The Real Progressives in Raleigh
In Raleigh, the conservatives are confidently progressive and the progressives are desperately conservative. The modern-day conservatives who inhabit the General Assembly, the executive branch, and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senate leaders unveiled their latest version of a massive tax cut for the wealthy Monday, the same day federal emergency unemployment benefits were cut off to 70,000 laid off workers simply because... Read More
So what’s the problem with Common Core?
by Becki Gray So what’s the problem with Common Core? Well, we don’t know. Don’t know how it will work, don’t know how well it will work and don’t know how much it will cost. The State... Read More
Access to power sale this weekend
Legislative leaders and officials from the McCrory Administration are huddled in the backrooms of the Legislative Building these days working out the final details of a package of massive tax breaks... Read More
Should Democrats really "Focus on the sweet spot-Education."
Republican strategists must be salivating over Gary Pearce's "Focus on the sweet spot-Education." If education is the Democratic Brand for North Carolina, then the Democrats are in for a pounding... Read More
Big Government Slams Small Firms
Regulatory policy is about striking a proper balance. Virtually no one disagrees with the propriety of government designing, promulgating, and enforcing regulation. When health, safety, and property... Read More
Please shave, Speaker Tillis
House Speaker Thom Tillis continues to insist the legislature will adjourn by July 4th. Yeah, and the Red Sea will part again and Governor McCrory will pull a rabbit out of his hat. Citizens of North... Read More
Big Bills on Hold: Where Are They Now
RALEIGH, N.C. — The budget and tax reform bills aren't the only high-profile bills still in limbo as the 2013 legislative session draws to a close. House Speaker Thom Tillis said Thursday he expects... Read More
Legislative oversight, interference or intimidation?
The proposed merger of the Asheville Water System into a Metropolitan Sewer District continues to create controversy, with new revelations that two western legislators might be using veiled... Read More
Rollback Backlash
Looking at the Great Republican Rollback, Democrats are tempted to attack on every front: taxes, Medicaid, teacher pay, jetty ban, Jordan Lake, Child Fatality Task Force, Rural Center, Racial Justice... Read More
