Treasurer's race a toss-up
North Carolina Treasurer Race: Dan Blue III (D) vs. Dale Folwell (R) Janet Cowell’s announcement that she was retiring from the State Treasurer position was a big surprise for observers of North... Read More
NC Spin Articles
I fought for Civil Rights. It is offensive to compare it with the Transgender fight
Let us be clear: HB2 cannot be compared to the injustice of Jim Crow. In fact, it is insulting to liken African Americans’ continuing struggle for equality in America to the liberals’ attempt to... Read More
Teachers win a little, not enough, in House budget
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 20, 2106. It almost seems too easy. Despite all the acrimony in Raleigh these days, the N.C. House made a smooth, fast and largely bipartisan pass through the... Read More
North Carolina may be where Republican dreams go to die
Ohio and Florida. Florida and Ohio. What a pair of election-year divas, always preening for the pundits. Enough. There are other comely swing states on the stage. Let’s gawk at North Carolina. If... Read More
Franklin Graham's double standard on boycotts
So Franklin Graham is outraged at New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio for suggesting others follow his lead and not dine at the local Chick-fil-A. Franklin, son of Billy, says the mayor is being... Read More
Highway patrol chase policies need a second look
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 18, 2016. Make no mistake about it -- Shaun R.J. Murdock, 38, lost his life because of the brazen and reckless actions of 26-year-old Eduard Patrick. Patrick was... Read More
House passes budget on crucial vote with broad bipartisan support
The N.C. House on Wednesday gave its initial approval to the state’s $22.2 billion General Fund budget that includes a middle-class tax break along with a modest boost in salaries for state... Read More
Broad economic development bill being debated
Members of the Senate and the House have filed sprawling economic development bills that are a compendium of wish-lists from the North Carolina Chamber, the McCrory administration and bills that have... Read More
You decide: Is there occupational churning?
I’m up to my neck in jobs. However, don’t contact me for a job; I don’t actually have any to hand out! Instead, I’ve been looking closely at jobs in North Carolina -- what kinds they are and... Read More
ECU Chancellor-elect brings complicated, political past to new role
Critics question whether ideology trumps academics in Cecil Staton’s hiring Late last month, when Cecil Staton—Republican politician, religious scholar, businessman and right-wing book publisher... Read More
