If the panoply of issues facing the General Assembly every year were a zoo, the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor and disabled would be the snarling, nearly $14 billion beast that makes... Read More
In the aftermath of the recent fatal police shooting of a black motorist in North Charleston, S.C. comes a new study from a UNC-Chapel Hill researcher that conclusively documents how, for 12 years... Read More
Should North Carolina be more reliant on the federal government, or work to be more independent from D.C.? To answer that question, we need to understand how much the state already depends on... Read More
The “religious freedom” train ran off the rails on Jones Street yesterday. House Republicans realized the state would lose business and some of them would lose elections. It was a telling... Read More
The religious freedom bill in North Carolina is dead for this session. It’s demise is a testament to how far and how fast views have changed on LGBT rights. We also saw three trends that will play... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 23, 2015. When he served as mayor of Charlotte, Pat McCrory championed a campaign for light rail service in North Carolina’s largest city. As a result... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 24, 2015. Fear not, women of North Carolina. A bill that would create new obstacles to getting an abortion has moved to the N.C. Senate after passing the House... Read More
Just when you think there’s a glimmer of hope that the flood of reactionary ideas in the General Assembly is finally slowing down and the abuse of the democratic process is waning comes a stark... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 24, 2015. For at least the eighth time in the past four years, the General Assembly is moving to erect more barriers to women’s ability to obtain a legal... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 24, 2015. As a child in Greensboro and then Durham during the civil rights movement, Loretta Lynch witnessed history. She took her own historic step Thursday... Read More
