Medicaid gambit won't boost Cooper
The Governor believes that centering his budget message on Medicaid expansion is a winning strategy. Polling data might indicate differently. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Public views split on government size
In March of this year the Pew Research Center asked respondents in a poll whether government funding should increase, decrease or stay the same for a variety of programs. Their answers are surprising. Read More
Civitas poll: Forest tails Cooper in governor's race poll - implications for 2020
Leah Byers reports that a Civitas Institute poll demonstrates that NC is a center-right state and is not turning blue. Read More
North Carolina closely divided on Trump and also divided on Cooper
The latest Public Policy Poll says that both the Presidential and Gubernatorial races are close at this point. Read More
Budget advice to NC Progressives: "Yes" to negotiation, "hell no" to surrender
After nearly a decade of playing North Carolina’s annual high stakes political poker game with the equivalent of a pair of deuces vs. opponents bearing flushes and full houses, things are suddenly different for Democrats. Read More
Is there a parallel between the economy before The Great Recession and now?
Consensus is not a strong suit of economists and economic models don't suggest a recession this year, but what about 2020? Read More
Partisan control shapes state politics
As voters have increasingly sorted themselves into communities and states on the basis of common values and lifestyles, the scrimmage line of politics moved away from the 50-yard marker. Read More
What does freedom mean to you?
My definition of freedom and yours might be quite different. Read on to see what I mean Read More
Triangle loses out on USDA relocations
Once again we've come up a loser. An estimated 700 jobs and a boost in esteem will head to Kansas City. Read More
Sunday is Father's Day. A record number of dads are single in NC
Here's a compilation of some interesting stats about fatherhood in our state Read More
