The follies
Unexpected victory for voting rights The Senate budget might not have been the most important story of the week, as absurd and regressive as it was. We sort of knew that was coming. What was... Read More
NC Spin Articles
New voter ID law bring a measure of protection for legitimate voters
On the heels of hundreds of citizen complaints at voter ID hearings across the state, and after years of mounting public and legal pressure, we are pleased that the NC General Assembly has decided to... Read More
A tax that's too taxing
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 19, 2015. Republican leaders in the state Senate are betting on sales-tax revenues to keep North Carolina's government afloat for the next few years. It's a bad... Read More
Senate HHS budget has game changing items
There's some interesting stuff going on in the Health and Human Services portion of the Senate's proposed budget -- including, but not limited to, allowing contracts to expire, dismantling... Read More
Millennials will dominate 2016 politics
Which Generation of NC Voters will Dominate 2016 Politics? One of two politically valuable studies of the generational makeup of the 2016 electorate in North Carolina was published Wednesday, June... Read More
Senate budget would repeal Certificate of Need laws
Among several differences between the House and Senate budget proposals is the Senate's inclusion of an elimination of North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws. Matt Caulder at Capitol... Read More
Compare education spending today vs. eight years ago
Look at the education spending proposed in this budget compared what we spent six years ago. Spot the trend. ?#?NCBudget? Read More
The vindictiveness of the Senate's bully budget
One of the most telling moments in the consideration of the Senate budget this week came toward the end of Wednesday’s floor debate when powerful Senate Rules Chair and Republican enforcer Tom... Read More
House and Senate stare across a 'fiscal Grand Canyon'
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 19,2015. The N.C. House and Senate have completed work on their budget proposals and left themselves staring across a fiscal Grand Canyon - a $700 million... Read More
The day integrity died in North Carolina
North Carolina is the first state to lose a voter photo ID case and the Republicans in the state legislature were the deciding factor. Today, out of nowhere, Republicans in the state Senate and House... Read More
