With the legislative session drawing quickly to a close now is the time when many political observers start analyzing who are the biggest winners and losers of the legislative session. When you take a... Read More
Republicans have a large field of serious contenders seeking their party’s presidential nomination. Democrats don’t. Why? The Clinton factor may be one reason. While Hillary may not thrill... Read More
As I write and you read, legislators have allegedly made final closed-door agreements on Certificate of Need (CON) reform — a law in which statists protect established health care facilities and... Read More
When the N.C. General Assembly finally ends its session this week, it will have been one of the longest and most expensive in more than a decade. The long, contentious session has run nearly three... Read More
House Speaker John Boehner's resignation Friday will increase the stature of 11th District U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows in Washington and North Carolina, two political scientists said, even though both said... Read More
On last week’s Domecast, the state government podcast of the News & Observer and the Insider, we asked legislators who they believed made the best cases for and against the $21.7 billion state... Read More
Anyone who writes or comments about politics will make predictions that fail to come true. I certainly have. Some forecasting errors are preventable. Using a combination of valid voter surveys and... Read More
Dallas Woodhouse, the N.C. GOP’s Central Committee pick for executive director, says he is working out the details of the offer and hopes to be on the job within days. The Central Committee met... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 27, 2015. We've long believed that the movement in Raleigh to reform the state's Medicaid program was an effort to fix something that wasn't broken. But... Read More
Expectations are so low when it comes to funding the state’s court system that a budget without obvious cuts is now lauded as a victory. “We are pleased that the budget as proposed by the General... Read More
