The follies
The new political slush fund It’s hard to believe, but what may be the most shocking piece of legislation passed in this General Assembly session snuck through Thursday afternoon when the House... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Fixin' what ain't broke
Republicans couldn’t have found a better target than Medicaid. It’s everything they hate—a huge government program that serves poor people and is administered by a nonprofit instead of private... Read More
Political slush fund
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 26, 2015. A simple bill to move up the date of North Carolina’s 2016 primary elections? Hardly. Republican legislators meeting in a conference... Read More
Feds launch investigation into DHHS contracts, hiring
The U.S. Attorney's Office has launched an investigation into high-dollar consulting contracts and salary payments at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. According to documents... Read More
GOP leaders divided by bill to let leadership set up own fundraising
Lawmakers on Thursday passed House Bill 373, which would move North Carolina's primaries for all offices up for election in 2016 from May to March 15. The shift in dates is designed to make North... Read More
Millionaires, corporations, lobbyists and Legislative elites get new power
The bill adopted yesterday to change the date of the 2016 primary election includes an unrelated, terrible section that will greatly expand pay-to-play politics in North Carolina. This last-minute... Read More
The 'conservative' UNC Board of Governors doesn't act very conservative
Over the past year, the UNC Board of Governors has taken heat on a number of topics, most notably the decision to seek a new System president and the Centers and Institutes oversight process. At one... Read More
Elon Poll: Trump leads, but Carson and Bush would beat Clinton
Real estate mogul Donald Trump currently carries the most support among Republicans in the state’s upcoming presidential primary election, but according to the latest Elon University Poll... Read More
Lawmakers ignore their own expert in privatizing Medicaid
A remarkable thing happened during the recent House debate on a proposal misnamed Medicaid “reform” plan that turns over much of the health care program for the most vulnerable people in North... Read More
Conservatives drive the GOP primary
Now that the dust-up of the second GOP presidential primary debate is dissipating, Trump, Carson, and now Fiorina are emerging as the top-tier candidates. What is interesting is that in the latest... Read More
