Medicaid expansion begins but the CON continues
Of the 35 states that still have Certificate of Need laws on the books North Carolina has the second most regulated CON state in the nation. Read More
NC Spin Articles
We want our poor kids to be better than us
We can pontificate all we want about how everything starts in the home, but conveniently forget the level of domestic violence in our own homes, or violence we tolerate as news or entertainment under our own roofs. Read More
Which way for independent redistricting
North Carolina’s redistricting process is plainly broken. Anti-gerrymandering reformers have many better options to choose from. Read More
Been thinkin about...The Council of State Governments
You may not see or hear a lot about what the Southern Legislative Conference does while meeting in Raleigh this week, but their work will appear in the language of proposed legislation over the next several years. Read More
Sports reporter blindsided by ethics uproar
Sideline reporting isn't rocket surgery! Read More
Coopercare
Thanks to the tenacity of one man, Roy Cooper, some 600,000 North Carolinians will get quality, affordable health care now. Read More
Budget reforms require belt and suspenders
Even if Republicans win control of the Congress and the White House next year they aren't likely to adopt a plan to bring federal spending under control. Read More
A Judge strikes back
An 80 year old retired Superior Court judges wonders why so many Americans continue to support a man so vile as Donald Trump Read More
Candidate filing and the illusion of choice
If you want to understand where and and when your decisions as a voter and a citizen are determined, you should pay attention now. Read More
