Washington can’t come to the rescue
A recent report says that North Carolina needs to spend $120 billion in water, stormwater, and sewer systems but Washington can't and won't pick up much of the exenditure. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Governed by fraud, led by liars
Trump 2.0 has recruited incompetent, but loyal sycophants who would lie, cheat, steal and yes, it turns out, even kill for him. Read More
Corporate subsidies and taxpayer risk
In a time where we have an escalating federal deficit and competing state budget priorities, incentives programs should, at a minimum, face increased public reporting on state and county agreements, audits on company performance, and clawback provisions for companies that fail to deliver. Read More
Give 'em Hell, Harry
What would Truman say about Trump? Read More
Two bags of cash
Do we live in an era when bribes to a politician should be prosecuted? Read More
Cherish our free state of North Carolina
North Carolina policymakers can and should work together to improve the quality of public services such as education and the courts, promote innovation in health care and transportation, and foster stable families and safe communities. Read More
The NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro
The court has been silent 650 days since hearing oral arguments in the Leandro case. They must be having a hard time deciding what damage to inflict on our public schools.. Read More
GOP senator: Berger will sacrifice GOP majority to save himself
Read for yourself the three page letter Amy Galey left Berger's opponent for re-election. Read More
NC’s educator pipeline: Urgent need for state action
North Carolina continues to fall short in preparing, hiring, and retaining educators of color. 57.2% of North Carolina’s public school students identified as students of color, while 29.4% of the state’s educators are nonwhite. Read More
