Harris is good news for NC Democrats
In North Carolina, Democrats up and down that ballot will benefit from an increased Black turnout and women who may be on the fence could lean into the prospect of a Harris vice-presidency. Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's Requests for Absentee by Mail Ballots Continues Its Exponential Growth
More than 200,000 requests have been made for absentee ballots, nearly 8 times as many as this same point in 2016. Read More
The State Budget: Where the money goes, and how to cut spending
North Carolina is better prepared to weather the fiscal storm. State government has built up a significant rainy-day fund and savings to weather the bridge the gap. Read More
Pandemic imperils public schools
The same politicians who push hardest for private schools are pushing hardest for public schools to reopen. We need to put our money where are children are. Read More
Did one-third of the economy disappear?
Economic headlines and details may not paint the same picture. In a year we can decide just how bad the economy was. Read More
Trump's latest last-ditch con
As Donald Trump confronts the final three months of his presidency his weekend efforts to establish a pandemic relief package are soon to be forgotten. Read More
Carolinian led women into medicine
Discrimination is foolishly self-destructive. It keeps companies from hiring the best people and serving the most customers. It throttles innovation. It makes our families and communities poorer. Read More
Civitas poll shows Trump, Cooper and Tillis with leads
The "Rally Round the Flag" effect we saw at the start of the pandemic appears to be waning. Read More
Homocides spiking in North Carolina cities
Homocides are up because criminals are emboldened by the sidelining of police, courts, schools, churches and an array of other social institutions. Read More
Cooper administration keeps beating the Medicaid expansion horse
Every state that has implemented Medicaid expansion has seen costs shoot dramatically above projections. But expansion has been a top priority for Governor Cooper from the first day he took office. Read More
