Oh, my. What a scolding Greensboro received from state Rep. Rayne Brown on our editorial page Tuesday. Talk about adding insult to injury. The Davidson County Republican wasn’t content with telling... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, July 22, 2015. Things must not be going too well for Sen. Harry Brown in private negotiations over what to do with North Carolina’s sales tax – which is good news... Read More
State Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown and Gov. Pat McCrory waged a war of words Tuesday over the Onslow County Republican's proposal to rework the way local sales taxes are allocated. “We believe... Read More
After months of sometimes-acrimonious debate, North Carolina seems finally to have set a date for its 2016 presidential primaries. It won’t be in February, right after the South Carolina primary, as... Read More
The recent State Board of Elections probe into contributions made to political candidates from the sweepstakes gambling – although they might call it gaming – industry offers a window into the... Read More
The state Treasurer combats a stunning money grab by the insurance industry If there’s a single most maddening and nonsensical argument regularly advanced by the far right, so-called “free market... Read More
You’ve got to hand it to ‘em. You thought it was impossible. But the North Carolina legislature did it: They made South Carolina look progressive. South Carolina took down the Confederate flag... Read More
The annual Kids Count survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that tracks child welfare in states was released this week and couldn’t have come at a better time, as lawmakers are putting a final... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 20, 2015. Last week, after calls from our editorial board and those of the Charlotte and Raleigh newspapers, Gov. Pat McCrory pushed for the ouster of Paul... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 21, 2015. The General Assembly began this year's session in January. The fiscal year ended on June 30. We're three weeks into July and still without a budget... Read More
