When the second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate says, “We blew it,” I sit up and take notice. Such was the case on November 25, 2014, when U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New... Read More
Last week I posted an article discussing the shortage of doctors treating Medicaid patients in NC and how that would undermine claims that expanding Medicaid would create jobs. Medicaid rolls in... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 12, 2015. Take from the rich, give to the poor. That’s not a mantra you typically hear coming from North Carolina’s conservative Republican lawmakers. But... Read More
As the Republican-led General Assembly has moved to simplify and lower the state's tax structure in recent years, local governments have often found themselves on the back foot – politically and... Read More
When a state House member from the Outer Banks changed his political party to unaffiliated last week, it represented one more blow for an endangered species at the legislature: the rural, moderate... Read More
Another wave of bad publicity and legal questions isn’t what the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill needs right now. But that’s exactly what the school is getting, thanks to its... Read More
A few numbers to consider for opening day of the 2015 legislative session: 199.2: In millions of dollars, amount the General Fund is below the consensus revenue target through December, according to... Read More
The 2015-16 session of the North Carolina General Assembly convenes tomorrow and a lot of what will take place is very predictable. Just as it always does, the session will commence with a measure of... Read More
Obama stands on a stage in Tennessee and promises nine million people he’ll give them $3,800 a year each (on average) and the press coos he’s made a “dramatic announcement” then a skeptic asks... Read More
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is requiring all students to take an online sexual violence and harassment training course as part of the school's new policy for handling sex assault... Read More
