A letter to Senators Burr and Tillis, from Rev. William Barber, NC President NAACP, April 1, 2015. We, the NC NAACP and our 170 partners in the Forward Together Moral Movement, peacefully petition you... Read More
For Christians, Easter is more than eggs, ham and bunnies. It’s a celebration of the central miracle and mystery of faith – the resurrection of Jesus, the hope of salvation and the promise of... Read More
Roy whacked Pat. Pat then slapped Phil. Phil poked Pat back. And no one laid a glove on Roy. That was last week. This week Roy whacked Pat again. And Pat gabbed Phil three times. Last week... Read More
There’s an interesting bill floating around in the General Assembly.Remember last session when the legislature made City Council races in the Town of Sanford partisan? Well, now they want to do the... Read More
This is not a debate," Stam replied. Sure, this is an article that is about "inside baseball". How the legislature makes its own rules is the epitome of watching the sausage get made. But process is... Read More
On March 26, several members of the North Carolina House of Representatives filed House Bill 348 – The NC Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The bill, with primary sponsors Rep. Jacqueline... Read More
The big story in Raleigh and around country this week has been the attempt by religious conservatives to codify discrimination against gay men and women in the name of “religious freedom.” The... Read More
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, April 2, 2015. Ted Cruz and Roy Cooper have something in common. Both got punked by parody web sites using domain names that their campaigns should have owned. TedCruz... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, April 3, 2015. Under the heading of “Just plain weird” was this finding from the State Ethics Commission regarding gifts or services provided to lawmakers or... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 3, 2015. It wasn't all that long ago that a generation of Republican lawmakers in Raleigh screamed to high heaven about how state Senate leaders bottled up... Read More
