Division between urban and rural interests isn't new to the General Assembly. But the fissure is getting a new look from Republicans now in charge of state government as North Carolina's economic... Read More
The obvious problem with the cause often identified as “states’ rights” is that it has sometimes been used to defend odious practices such as slavery and segregation. There’s an even more... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 28, 2015. The new rules imposed last week on broadband Internet service by the Federal Communications Commission to enforce net neutrality ultimately will... Read More
This was a remarkable week indeed at the General Assembly. It is now clear that legislation supported by Senate leaders would allow public employees to refuse to provide state services based on race... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 1, 2015. In this stormy North Carolina winter, you'd think lawmakers would know a slippery slope when they see one. But they don't. And they may be headed for... Read More
Phil Berger, the Eden Republican and state Senate president pro tem, is the state’s most powerful lawmaker and likely its most powerful politician. But if you want to talk to the state’s super... Read More
Michael Waddell had a low grade point average, no entrance exam score and was months past the deadline when an athletic official sought to have the football player admitted to UNC’s graduate school... Read More
Next year it will have been 40 years since North Carolina Republicans made history by saving the political career of California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Reagan’s upset over President Gerald Ford – the... Read More
McCrory snubbed again by legislative leaders An interesting moment in the political world in Raleigh came in between this week’s two bouts of winter weather. The Republican leaders of the General... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, February 28, 2015. Tax breaks for movie productions and historic property renovations are out. Tax breaks for more data centers are in. The North Carolina... Read More
