Leandro forecast: cloudy
Befuddled. That’s my reaction to an announcement earlier this week that two sides in the longstanding Leandro lawsuit had requested an independent consultant to identify additional steps for the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Democrats should focus on ballots, not protests
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 22, 2017. Gov. Roy Cooper is trying to help Democrats regain at least a share of the political power in North Carolina. We believe the state functions better... Read More
Why can't we get the economy just right?
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, July 21, 2017. My wife is a great cook, and she makes fabulous varieties of soups. My favorite is her lentil soup. It’s both tasty and healthy... Read More
My strategy for a lottery windfall
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Wilson Daily Times, July 27, 2017. While the legislature debated the state lottery years ago, a veteran lobbyist dismissed my argument that it would... Read More
Sorry Republicans, facts matter
It’s not an original thought to point out that the Trump Administration is a larger version of what has been happening in North Carolina for the last seven years, a takeover by far-right ideologues... Read More
Religion and politics always mix
William Barber, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP and a key orchestrator of protests against Republicans in the Tar Heel State, is a minister. He serves as pastor of Greenleaf... Read More
'Not off our coast," Cooper tells feds
Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday that state officials will let the Trump administration know North Carolina is opposed to oil and gas drilling off the state coast. Last year, the Obama administration... Read More
Access to justice is having a heart attack in North Carolina
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 21, 2017. In late 2015, High Point and Elon universities conducted important polling for a commission established by N.C. Chief Justice Mark Martin. The... Read More
No matter your party, you gotta pay your bills
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Rocky Mount Telegram, July 20, 2017. The fiscal crises in two states have liberals and conservatives chortling in glee. Liberal Connecticut... Read More
Two takes on Cooper
Because he’s a Democrat who won in a state that Trump won and Republicans rule, Roy Cooper is getting national attention. Last month it was The New York Times. This week it’s Politico (“Can Roy... Read More
