Hypocrisy in politics is hardly a new phenomenon but rarely is it as boldly on display as it was last week from Republican legislative leaders during the latest of the now monthly special sessions of... Read More
Back when I used to commission regular surveys of North Carolina voters, one of my favorite questions had to do with tax fairness. The wording varied over time, but here’s essentially what we asked... Read More
A three-judge panel overseeing the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s legislative election maps wants names of at least three people who could draw new sets of maps. The panel made no... Read More
What if a product could save lives and millions in health-care costs? Imagine that product had undergone extensive tests and trials providing undisputed data showing it was safe. But what if a... Read More
In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will "immediately" halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law he has been trying to unravel for months... Read More
School choice critics claim that choice puts students up “for sale” But big businesses profit handsomely from the government education establishment, often as a result from policies they lobbied... Read More
Imagine doubling the number of 50,000 workers at Research Triangle Park's more than 250 companies with the addition of one company: The new Amazon headquarters project. What would be the economic... Read More
by Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch, October 10, 2017. UNC center’s latest report on poverty provides powerful reminder of the communities and individuals being left behind When you consider the... Read More
A new UNC Board of Governors Task Force began what members called the “massive” job of analyzing UNC President Margaret Spellings’ administrative staff Monday. The effort is so far long on... Read More
by Dale Folwell, Treasurer of North Carolina, printed in Jacksonville Daily News, October 10, 2017. The North Carolina Department of State Treasurer (DST) touches the lives of one in ten North... Read More
