Testing time and time for testing
Do you believe that the word “test” is figuratively a four-letter word? Politicians on the left and right surely do. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory health budget proposals have 5 key priorities
Gov. Pat McCrory left his sickbed Monday afternoon to talk about his Health and Human Services budget proposal ahead of the Short Session set to begin later this month. McCrory has been fighting a... Read More
Teacher pay tops 2016 legislative education agenda
The 2016 legislative session is only a few weeks away. Since this is an even-numbered year, the session is referred to as a “short session.” That generally means the number of bills that will be... Read More
HB2 is not just about bathrooms - and there is a lot of hate behind it
The folks supporting the sweeping anti-LGBT bill passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory keep saying it is all about bathroom safety, that allowing transgender people to use the... Read More
'Medicaid reform' is a code for privatization
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, April 13, 2016. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing from 2-4 p.m. Thursday in the Emerald Ballroom of the Greenville... Read More
Legislature should start over on HB2-related issues
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 14, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory's executive order on the controversial N.C. House Bill 2 was a baby step in the right direction. Much more modification is needed... Read More
Lack of enforcement plan shows HB2 is a costly farce
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 13, 2016. House Bill 2, the “bathroom bill” rushed through by the state legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory, is having the desired effect of rallying the... Read More
McCrory's HB2 tweaks won't stop the damage
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 14, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory may have discovered that he's in a deep hole. He's digging a little slower, anyway. He hasn't stopped. He still insists that House... Read More
How to beat the FDA
As recent controversies in North Carolina and elsewhere have established, political debate is only partially about facts, principles, and logic. Effective politicians also think carefully about the... Read More
WRAL poll: HB2 could have an impact on elections
The conflict over House Bill 2, the recently passed measure setting statewide discrimination standards, could reverberate into the fall general election, likely voters told a WRAL News poll. Conducted... Read More
