NC Republican leaders announce end to state budget impasse
Teachers will see average raises of 8%; state employees will average 3%. Read More
NC Spin Articles
General Assembly should go big, then go home
Lawmakers should not squander the opportunity to show the constituents that they can get their business done in a reasonable time, then go back to their districts. Read More
NC’s new Medicaid ‘compromise’ comes at a cruel and frightful cost
Repeatedly, the new law establishes cruel roadblocks that will send thousands of North Carolinians who gained health coverage thanks to the state’s long overdue 2023 expansion of Medicaid back to hospital emergency rooms again for basic care. Read More
Cooper’s lead over Whatley in Senate race widens
Across the board, Democrats fared better than Republicans in this month’s poll. Read More
Of politics, not in politics
We may soon discover how many millions of dollars North Carolina taxpayers are willing to pay for institutional ego. Read More
The great Dean Dome debate
I have zero preference for which option is decided. I doubt I will ever set foot in whatever / wherever IT might end up. Read More
The rush to cap property taxes will have disastrous consequences
In California, the property tax limitations took one of the best public schools systems in the country and drove it into a morass of failure. Read More
Good riddance to racial gerrymandering
An underappreciated consequence of the court decision on racial gerrymandering is that it will make it easier for reformers to constrain partisan gerrymandering, too. Read More
Is the U.S. energy independent?
Since the Iran conflict started gas prices are up over 60% and airline tickets – which reflect the price of jet fuel – have increased an average of near 20%. Read More
