Gov. Pat McCrory has asked a federal court to declare that House Bill 2 does not discriminate against LBGT people, a reaction to the Obama administration's demand the state roll back the law... Read More
When it comes to economic growth, North Carolina is one of the Magnificent Seven. No, I’m not going to make an argument that the Tar Heel State is somehow analogous to the characters played by the... Read More
Given Donald Trump’s manifest weaknesses, Hillary Clinton is likely to be the next president of the United States. I don’t say that with anything other than disappointment, apprehension, and... Read More
State leaders stood in defense of the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act after the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the state saying that HB2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act and... Read More
Unhinged McCrory, more bad news from business leaders, and the feds weigh in The sweeping anti-LGBT law HB2 dominated the news in Raleigh for another week, as backroom discussions about changing the... Read More
by Jim Martin, former Governor of NC, published in Charlotte Observer, May 6, 2016. Having devoted the greater part of my life to building a competitive two-party system in the Carolinas and the South... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 6, 2016. The notice Wednesday from the U.S. Justice Department that House Bill 2 violates civil-rights laws, putting North Carolina at risk of being sued and... Read More
The June 7 primary for a state Supreme Court seat will go on as planned after a divided court said Friday that a recent ruling disallowing a simple up-or-down vote on a sitting justice would stand... Read More
Inspired by a fun prompt I found on the interweb…thanks tumblr She couldn’t remember a single thing about any of the presidential candidates. There was the one with the big nose, the one... Read More
An African-American has never served as a federal judge in the Eastern District of North Carolina and Senator Richard Burr apparently intends to keep it that way, judging by his knee-jerk opposition... Read More
