A telling message from Newton
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 28, 2016. If there were ever any question about the intentions of Republican lawmakers who scrambled to pass House Bill 2 in special session earlier this year... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Sen. Apodaca suggests putting HB2 on ballot in November
The man in the senate who controls House Bill 2's path once it crosses the aisle said state Republicans may leave the bill's fate up to a vote of the people. Sen. Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe/Henderson... Read More
Road policies deserve attention
When you ask North Carolina voters to name the top election issue in state politics, the most common answer — unless we are in the midst of a recession — is education. That answer makes good sense... Read More
State Health Plan emphasizing primary care to keep costs down
The board governing North Carolina's State Health Plan voted Wednesday to tweak one of its more popular insurance plans but reaffirmed that it has dropped an earlier proposal to scrap the plan... Read More
The great GOP crack-up
Like all Gaul, the Republican Party is divided into three parts, and all three seem to be at war with each, in North Carolina and nationally. In North Carolina, the Cultural Conservatives (Part I) who... Read More
HB2 Deeply unpopular in NC; voters think it is hurting state
PPP's new North Carolina poll finds minimal support from voters in the state for HB 2, and that voters think its passage has hurt the state in several ways. Just 36% of voters in the state support HB... Read More
McCrory is losing on HB2
Gov. Pat McCrory's office lit in to the Human Rights Campaign ("more powerful than the NRA") this afternoon, reporting it didn't turn in as many petitions opposing HB 2 as it claimed, and that most... Read More
A great time to be a GOP delegate
James Antle explains in a Washington Examiner column why delegates to this summer’s Republican National Convention are likely to face a much different experience from those who have held similar... Read More
Thousands of HB2 demonstrators descend on Opening Day of legislature
Thousands of demonstrators came to the capital Monday to either urge legislators coming to town for the first day of their regular session to stand firm in their support of HB2 or to throw it in the... Read More
Campaign unveiling distinct ideological strains
Before the 1970s, presidential nominations were won in smoke-filled rooms as deals were cut between party bigwigs motivated by promises of appointments and federal largess for their states. After the... Read More
