Voter ID: Much Ado About Nothing
If you go to the hospital for surgery, they take a picture of you before you can leave the waiting room. You must show proof of residency today in order to vote. Voter registrars require a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Voter ID: Show your cards
Every poll that comes out shows North Carolinians support voter id with pretty convincing numbers. Why? It is a simple concept to grasp on a poll because the majority of people have photo... Read More
Joe Mavretic's Perspective on Voter ID
There are many reasons why Every American Citizen should have a current photo identification card. This question has been framed as a debate about voting rights but it is actually about identification... Read More
Public Infrastructure: The 100 Billion Dollar Question
NC SPIN's Tom Campbell speaks to members of Carolina's AGC about our public infrastructure needs. Transcript of Tom Campbell's Speech: It was the Spanish philosopher Jorge Santyana who said, “Those... Read More
NC Medicaid Director Predicts Future for State Program
Written by Christine Vestal in Stateline. The ranks of Republican governors refusing to expand Medicaid has shrunk in recent weeks. Nationwide, 14 of the nation’s 28 Republican governors have... Read More
Gerrymandering Means Nobody Has to Get Along
U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers’ political opponents are gunning for her. The Harnett County Republican appears on a website with other political targets, her picture rendered in black-and-white with her... Read More
Shrugging off the evidence of the assault on public schools
You can argue that the most revealing moments of this shockingly regressive legislative session have come in the last two weeks. And I am not talking about the mean-spirited decision by legislative... Read More
All in the Families
In the aftermath of the Blueprint NC imbroglio, there has a new wave of political and media attention devoted to North Carolina think tanks, policy centers, and activist groups. The attention is... Read More
Democrats should work to get the best deal possible on voter ID
I believe Democrats would be wise to work with the super Republican majority and get the best deal you can. Democrats don’t want to look like total obstructionists especially when voter id has a... Read More
For better North Carolina schools, link teacher pay to effectiveness
Thirty years after being warned that America is “A Nation At Risk,” our schools are still not where they need to be. Gov. Pat McCrory says the school system is broken. Teachers complain that they... Read More
