Monumental decisions
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 21, 2015. Monday marked a confluence of two matters both related to Confederate monuments. One happened in Alamance County. The other at the General Assembly... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Eliminating same-day registration has disenfranchised North Carolinians
Isabel Najera was excited to vote in her first election as a U.S. citizen in 2014. The North Carolina mother of four did everything right to cast a ballot that would count. She registered in time... Read More
Oh, the many ironies of Rep. Rayne Brown's scolding
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
A last gasp, we hope, on sales tax grab
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
Brown, McCrory at odds over tax shift
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
Primary could be pivotal
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
Investigation shines light on pay to play politics
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
A $60 million rip-off
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
The legislature's amazing achievement
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
A sobering reminder of what's at stake in the budget debate
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
