Special elections teach three lessons
There wasn't much special about Tuesday's special elections. Read More
NC Spin Articles
The North Carolina General Assembly provides 41 percent of funding for the UNC System's operational funding
Jenna Robinson of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal reports that state appropriations are the largest single source of funding, providing nearly $3 billion. Read More
NC Public schools get two check-ups.
The results of two recent reports on public education are disappointing. But what is more disappointing is the lack of media attention to them. Read More
Indiana Medicaid model unsound, not a good model for NC
The Healthy Indiana Plan was to be the nation’s first consumer-directed health plan for low-income residents. The intent was to encourage personal responsibility and accountability. But it has not worked as planned. Read More
NC races post dilemmas for both parties
In his NewDayforNC blog, Gary Pearce says that Democrats have a choice of what to do but Republicans don't. Read More
What can we learn from the 9th District congressional race?
Urban counties get more blue, rural counties more red but what did Tuesday's election tell us? Read More
Common Cause: GOP violated redistricting court order
A move to remove the public and journalists from the map-drawing area violates the mandates set by the court redistricting order. Read More
Reform should accompany new districts
Each political party has historical reasons to be skeptical of the other’s intentions. Now is the moment to come together for the good of North Carolina. since no one knows who will controll the legislature after the 2020 elections. Read More
Time to make voter ID work
There are three reasons why voter ID remains a reasonable policy. Now it's time to make it work. Read More
Fairer districts will mean the national political environment has more impact
Thomas Mills, in Politics North Carolina says very few judges, regardless of political party, like gerrymandering. While Democrats may be cheering this decision, it does not mean the state is about to take a sharp turn to the left. Read More
