Ever since Republicans gained majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010 and won the governor’s office in 2012, Democrats and Progressives have lamented the decline of higher... Read More
The Senate Bull Mooses have locked horns with the Opossum Drop Caucus over in the State House;—for years the Bull Mooses have hollered Medicaid spending was out of control and soaring but that... Read More
Last summer’s Ferguson, Mo., disturbances revealed that while blacks were 67 percent of its population, only three members of its 53-officer police force were black. Some might conclude that such a... Read More
Two of our country's best-known evangelists are moving in opposite directions on a highly contested social issue. "Franklin Graham is calling on Christians to boycott gay-friendly corporations," The... Read More
The NCAA wants to let UNC off easy. The organization’s academic-fraud findings against the University of North Carolina at first glance seem tough, but the accusations are actually crafted to... Read More
A bill moving through the General Assembly would allow legislators and legislative employees with concealed carry permits to bring their guns to the legislative complex, including the House and Senate... Read More
A milestone was set in January of this year. No, it wasn’t in sports, entertainment or politics – although there may have been some records established in those areas I missed. Instead, it was a... Read More
Back home in Rocky Mount, I am often asked about my role as secretary of the N.C. Department of Administration. It’s best to think of me as the business manager for the state of North Carolina. As... Read More
The North Carolina GOP is in deep trouble — or so say the Democrats and left-of-center commentators who are rooting for the Republicans currently leading the state to bicker, fall out, and fail. Gov... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 6, 2015. Legislation that would end North Carolina’s pistol permitting system is expected to come to a floor vote this week in the N.C. House. The bill, which... Read More
