A new Civitas Flash Poll indicates that as the General Assembly’s Long Session nears its close, voters have an ambivalent view of individuals and parties involved in North Carolina politics. Only... Read More
Governor Pat McCrory broke a campaign promise and told a whopper Tuesday as he signed a massive tax cut for corporations and millionaires that slashes billions in funding for state government. It was... Read More
Editorial, Wilmington Star-News, July 23, 2013. Some Cape Fear area students went back to school Tuesday, full of enthusiasm. But their teachers open the school year in an atmosphere that casts them... Read More
Editorial by Winston Salem Journal, July 23, 2013. Legislative Republicans are determined to establish a voter-identification law in North Carolina; therefore such a bill is likely to pass before the... Read More
Over a week ago in a newspaper story – after a day of women chanting “shame, shame, shame” – a Republican consultant declared bluntly House Speaker Thom Tillis had better support the Senate... Read More
Editorial, News and Observer, July 22, 2013. Just when it appeared the unnecessary, wasteful, oppressive ideas on voter identification proposals couldn’t get any worse, state Senate Republicans have... Read More
It’s hard to be an all-star when your team is getting steamrolled every day. Still, a number of Democratic legislators have fought hard, stood their ground and spoken eloquently. But I’m awarding... Read More
A few weeks ago, I was interviewing one of North Carolina's senior Democratic statesmen for my upcoming biography of former Gov. Jim Martin. Not surprisingly, the interview occasionally veered from... Read More
Many of us moved to North Carolina because of its Southern charm and the attributes of its economy and culture that made it stand apart from its Southern counterparts. Many more of us were born here... Read More
