Help wanted
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 28, 2014. Finding enough jobs for available workers isn’t the only labor challenge in Greensboro and High Point. Some employers say they’ve had trouble... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Senior DHHS Medicaid policy developer leaving for would-be contractor, taking playbook with her
A senior state policy official who helped develop Gov. Pat McCrory's Medicaid reform plan is going to work for WellCare, a company that has an interest in how the state rewrites its health insurance... Read More
Hunt-Helms battle still epic after 30 years
Thirty years ago, North Carolina waged a Senate race that even today staggers the imagination. The Senate race between Republican Sen. Jesse Helms and Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt was between the two... Read More
GOP Tsunami watch
It’s refreshing to see real brains working on the other side of the political aisle, rather than just mouths mouthing talking points. (In fact, it’s refreshing to see that on your own side.) So... Read More
NC's revenue shortfall is no mystery
our reasons that the 2013 tax cut plan is likely the main culprit It hasn’t taken long for the costly tax plan passed last year to replace grandiose promises with an unfortunate reality. State... Read More
Voucher scheme is not about helping low income children
After Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood understandably ruled last week that the sketchy unaccountable private school voucher scheme created by the 2013 General Assembly was unconstitutional, voucher... Read More
Justice, not efficiency should be main criteria in how cases are tried
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 26, 2014. Aside from casting ballots for specific candidates, North Carolina voters will be asked to decide whether to amend the state constitution to permit... Read More
What Flora MacDonald says about Scottish independence
by Doug Clark, Off the Record, Greensboro News-Record, August 27, 2014. It is my privilege to interview Flora MacDonald, the Scottish heroine who helped Charles Edward Stuart — known as Bonnie... Read More
NC losing $10 million from airline tax breaks, union reports
A tax break on jet fuel costs North Carolina $10 million in revenue every year, a union that represents thousands of airport workers said Tuesday as it kicked off a new push to end such tax breaks... Read More
Wilmington, New Hannover County want McCrory to call special session
City of Wilmington and New Hanover County officials are formally asking Gov. Pat McCrory to reconvene the North Carolina General Assembly to resolve the issue of the state’s film credit, which... Read More
