Polls mixed on McCrory
In many ways, Republicans and Democrats live in different worlds. I’ve made the point before that the Internet, while greatly beneficial in many ways, has allowed political factions to retreat into... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Was Trade Protection Authority a win for Obama?
As we approach the final 18 months of President Obama’s presidency, many in Western North Carolina have deep concerns about anything that increases his power — and rightfully so. Time and again... Read More
McCrory: Locals should control school funding
Gov. Pat McCrory today emphasized local control in remarks about education funding and the budget negotiations with the General Assembly. McCrory laid out the state Senate plan to reduce class sizes... Read More
How much racism do we have in the U.S.?
The tragic event at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC, has become a focal point for a wide variety of issues confronting not just Charleston and the Palmetto State, but more... Read More
With Obamacare affirmed, its time for a plan to cover 500,000 North Carolinians
Editor’s note: In the aftermath of yesterday’s momentous U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of King v. Burwell sustaining a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance... Read More
Agreement may be elusive in legislature
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 27, 2015. It was likely a portent of things to come when state lawmakers adjourned for the weekend without reaching agreement on a continuing resolution to fund... Read More
Still not enough
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 28, 2015. Two years ago, North Carolina lawmakers approved one of the strictest — or worst, depending on your reading of events — voter identification... Read More
Legal experts say court ruling has mixed messages
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the country isn’t as clear-cut as it might seem, legal experts say. It also allows ministers to... Read More
NC Magistrate's law butts head with court ruling, some legislators say
by Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal, June 26, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court decision that makes same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states does not directly deal with the North Carolina law... Read More
Excluded no more
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 27, 2015. It always has seemed a peculiar trope that gay couples who wanted to wed somehow were besmirching the institution. Justice Anthony Kennedy addressed... Read More
