N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper says he hopes Gov. Pat McCrory will veto legislation that overhauls the election system in the state, requiring a photo ID to vote, shortening the early voting time... Read More
he 2013 legislative session has at times been contentious, sometimes controversial, often frustrating, but in the end, very successful. This has been a good session for fiscal responsibility... Read More
There are two things that the folks running the General Assembly and the moneyed interests behind them are petrified that people in North Carolina will realize about this legislative session. No, it... Read More
From Employment Security Commission, July 30, 2013. Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 81 of North Carolina's counties in June, decreased in 14, and remained the same in five... Read More
Editorial, Wilmington Star-News, July 30, 2013. Most Americans want to believe that slavery no longer exists in this country, that it disappeared with the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation... Read More
Editorial, Fayetteville Observer, July 30, 2013. The General Assembly has left Gov. Pat McCrory a Gordian Knot of deregulation "reform" that he's not likely to untie before its effects begin to make... Read More
Editorial, Winston-Salem Journal, July 30, 2013. The state of mental-health care in North Carolina is dire. This should be a priority for our leaders, but unfortunately, it’s more likely to get... Read More
Maybe Kieran Shanahan quit because Governor McCrory still hadn’t learned his name. The Governor called him “Sharon” and “Karen” at a press conference. Whatever caused Shanahan’s abrupt and... Read More
Republican legislators in North Carolina have pushed through a proposal to revoke lifetime tenure for the state's public school teachers. Currently, all teachers are elligible for tenure after five... Read More
I’ve gotten angry at our Republican governor and legislature this year. The voting changes they’ve imposed, from injecting partisan politics into our school board elections to eliminating... Read More
