In line at the legislative cafeteria recently, a General Assembly lobbyist offered a brilliant (read “very sarcastic”) idea based on current events: Allow legislators to use campaign contributions... Read More
One of North Carolina's long-running efforts to tamp down the cost of caring for patients in the state's Medicaid health insurance system is working, according to a report published by the Office of... Read More
While the General Assembly continues to battle through budget negotiations, there is one outstanding issue this session that affects every North Carolina resident, every business, every consumer and... Read More
Much of the discussion about the Senate’s unfortunate decision to the pass the misnamed Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR, has understandably focused on the massive problems the arbitrary spending... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 20, 2015. The N.C. Senate's drive to restructure the Medicaid program is making less sense all the time. We understand lawmakers sometimes succumb to the... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, August 20, 2015. GIVE SCHOOLS FLEXIBILITY Lawmakers who extol the value of charter schools and vote to fund private-school vouchers should take a look around today. Notice... Read More
It’s been more than two years since the General Assembly repealed the Racial Justice Act, eliminating the right of death row inmates here to assert statutory claims of racial discrimination in... Read More
The hearing that will determine the fate of North Carolina’s election reform law wrapped up Aug. 7. Groups that included the NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of NC, joined by Eric Holder... Read More
After years of damaging disclosures and disastrous PR, you’d think there’s no way UNC could make its grades-and-athletes scandal worse. As George W. Bush would say, don’t misunderestimate them... Read More
A recent article by former teacher James Hogan has caused quite a stir in the state. It’s also apparently causing heartburn for Republicans. Hogan carefully details the damage done to North... Read More
