by Brant Clifton, The Daily Haymaker, August 22, 2013. I was out at a social gathering last night, when I overheard a conversation that bothered me. These were some folks I know — low info voters... Read More
by John Frank and John Murawski, Under the Dome, August 22, 2013. With Gov. Pat McCrory in the audience, former Secretary of State Colin Powell took aim at North Carolina's new voting law Thursday... Read More
By Gary Pearce, Talking About Politics, August 22, 2013. Why do Republicans feel compelled to insult, dismiss and condescend to women in North Carolina? The latest: Governor McCrory dismissing Ann... Read More
by Lindsay Wagner, NC Policy Watch, August 22, 2013 Schools chief sees great progress yet continues to hear mantra ‘our schools are broken.’ “Why is it that as a whole we are doing better in... Read More
Last week, “a bodyguard prevented a News & Observer reporter from asking (DHHS Secretary Aldona) Wos any questions” after a speech. This week, when questions arose about DHHS paying... Read More
Hey, wait a minute. Wasn’t airline deregulation supposed to bring lower prices and increased competition? So how is it that, 35 years after the law was passed that deregulated the airline industry... Read More
States have been forced to gear up for a potential second round of across-the-board federal spending cuts after Congress left for its summer recess without a budget deal. Another round of... Read More
Thursday, August 22 marks the 30th anniversary of the day when Lauch Faircloth saved my life and the lives of Leighton Elliott and Manuel Sowers. Mr. Faircloth was running for Governor and had been... Read More
It is expected to take a little more than two years to implement the new voter photo ID law, but it will take a lot longer to change the dysfunctional culture that is entrenched in the state and local... Read More
