North Carolina's Old Testament prophet
While I have been traveling up and down North Carolina’s roads in search of local eateries, UNC Law School professor Gene Nichol has been traveling the same roads looking for something else. I was... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Can opportunity zones boost local economies
by Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, January 4, 2019. I make about 80 presentations across the state each year on a variety of economic topics. It’s one of the most enjoyable parts of my job... Read More
Land grabs don't enhance growth
Over the past eight years, conservative lawmakers have done much to constrain the excesses, expenses, and abuses of governmental power in North Carolina. They have cut taxes, controlled spending... Read More
The art of stealing elections: Ballot harvesting
Ballot harvesting increases the risk of several forms of voting fraud. There is evidence of ballot harvesting by at least two groups in Bladen County. Laws against ballot harvesting in North Carolina... Read More
Undermining democracy
Yesterday, a right-wing evangelical group reported potential election fraud in a Mecklenburg state house district and demanded the Rachel Hunt, the Democratic victor in the election, not be seated... Read More
Majority of Americans believe latest Obamacare ruling should stand
According to a poll that was recently conducted, a majority of Americans believe the most recent Obamacare ruling, invalidating the entire law, should stand. Survey respondents were asked to answer... Read More
With super-majorities gone, is Medicaid expansion on the table in NC?
Here's a multibillion-dollar question as the General Assembly comes back into session: Will North Carolina expand Medicaid this year? Rep. Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth, a senior appropriations chairman... Read More
Democrats need to show up to sustain Cooper vetoes
As you may have heard by now, there was a rather maddening side story to the veto override votes that took place during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day at the North Carolina General... Read More
Get ready for smaller districts
The average public-school district in the United States enrolls about 3,700 students, according to a recent Governing magazine analysis. In North Carolina, the average school district enrolls more... Read More
5 takeaways from Governor Cooper's document dump over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Gov. Roy Cooper’s office did coordinate with state environmental officials on the timing of a key water quality permit approval and a controversial $57.8 million deal with Dominion Energy over the... Read More
