Updating NC Job Numbers
Has North Carolina’s economy turned the corner? It depends on how you define “turn the corner.” And it depends on what measure you choose. In politics, the measure that typically gets the most... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The doublespeak of reform
State legislative leaders like to throw around the word “reform” when describing their plans for North Carolina. They want to reform our schools, reform our tax code, reform our health care system... Read More
When political groups craft dirty-trick memos, we all lose
Tricky Dick would be proud. No, not about seeing his political dirty tricks turned against a fellow Republican, but he’d at least admire the spirit of America Votes, the group whose leader last week... Read More
The Bad, the Good and the Questionable about the "Boards Bill."
You cannot dispute the fact North Carolina’s leaders have not spent enough time reviewing and revising state government. We’ve devoted more time to adding to and less time paring from so it is... Read More
NC Farm Bureau: Tax Reform Discussions with Sen. Bob Rucho
Tom Campell moderates this panel discussion on tax reform, which was held Feb. 26, 2013 as part of the NC Farm Bureau Leadership Conference. The panelists are Senator Bob Rucho, sponsor of the tax... Read More
Enough! A "leaked memo" does not define Democrats
Belonging to a political party and espousing values that define political ideology on a spectrum are not always the easiest concepts to grasp. Many folks respond to poll questions about their ideology... Read More
Mooresville's Edwards Named National Superintendent of the Year
The American Association of School Administrators recently honored Mark Edwards, Superintendent of the Mooresville Graded School District, as National Superintendent of the Year. In making the... Read More
Democrats have the best political strategy of the 12th Century
Democrats took a thumpkin’ in 2010 and 2012 North Carolina elections. For more than a century they ruled the roost in state government (with the exception of Governors Holshouser and Martin and the... Read More
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
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
