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
NC Spin Articles
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
What to do about Silent Sam?
The saga of Silent Sam will continue into 2019. Last year ended with a modest truce. A group of faculty and teaching assistants pulled back a threat to withhold student grades if the Confederate... Read More
NCGOP lawyer says Cooper can't create interim elections board
In a letter sent Sunday to Gov. Roy Cooper’s office, the N.C. Republican Party said it won’t be “bullied” into adding members to an interim state elections board the party considers... Read More
It doesn't add up
Almost every politician in Washington supported the Criminal Justice Reform Bill – so what are the odds all those politicians, this time, got it right? According to the newspaper 53,000 prisoners... Read More
When words have no meaning
I must admit I made a mistake. Before Christmas, I praised NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse and party chair Robin Hayes for calling for a new election in the tainted 9thCongressional District... Read More
