PPP's newest North Carolina poll helps to show how Ted Cruz's surge after entering the race is stunting Scott Walker's momentum a little bit. Jeb Bush now leads the GOP field in the state with 19% to... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, April 12, 2015. Elected leaders often are so confident of their expertise, regardless of training, experience or intellect, that they have few qualms dictating... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 12, 2015. Some North Carolina taxpayers were blindsided on retroactive tax changes because of a complex combination of factors from Washington and Raleigh... Read More
The former director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina misappropriated nearly $500,000 in credit card charges and unjustified spending, according to an audit released by the... Read More
A new analysis of government records reveals that Duke Energy – the world’s largest private electric utility – began writing unusually large checks to the national Republican Governors... Read More
North Carolina's next governor's race is starting to take shape 19 months before Election Day as fault lines between incumbent Republican Pat McCrory and Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper formed... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 11, 2015. N.C. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning hauled state education officials into court last week to ask them what the N.C. Department of Public... Read More
North Carolina routinely routes tax dollars to private service providers — both directly, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements and college tuition grants, as well as indirectly, in the form of... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 10, 2015. Mayday! Mayday! The Battleship North Carolina has sent out a distress call and it's up to the good folks of North Carolina to do as their fellow Tar... Read More
From Patsy Kinsey, former Mayor of Charlotte, published in Charlotte Observer, April 11, 2015. With another North Carolina legislative session fully underway, cities and towns across the state enter... Read More
