Signs of trouble?
by Patrick Gannon, Capitol Press Association, The Insider, July 7, 2014. Of the three situations I can recall where agencies receiving large sums of taxpayer dollars wouldn't divulge employees... Read More
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Transportation funding faces shortfall
Editorial in Rocky Mount Telegram, July 5, 2014. All 50 states will begin to see cuts in federal transportation funding if Congress doesn’t act soon to reach agreement on how to pay for federal... Read More
Critics lining up to oppose Charlotte's city ID
The creation of an official Charlotte ID card is still only a proposal, but critics are already lining up, including a national political action group that claims the city’s plan will “aid and... Read More
I-77 Tolls: No
The most important issue that will determine continued growth in the Lake Norman region in the coming decade is not tax rates, municipal codes, or teacher pay. It is roads. North Mecklenburg has the... Read More
I-77 Tolls: Yes
Anyone who has ever driven on I-77 during rush hour knows the pain and frustration of being stuck on one of the most congested roadways in the state. The I-77 managed lanes project is an innovative... Read More
Spending money to save money
The irony was unmistakable. In a recent legislative committee meeting, House and Senate lawmakers peppered an official in Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration with questions about money the state is... Read More
Preserving monuments of a controversial past
You see him and ask: ‘Why is the statue still here? What was it he actually stood for?’ This is the kind of debate that a public work of art makes possible. We won't change the way people think... Read More
What largely explains the drop
The next time you see or hear a politician, policy analyst, activist, or journalist say that North Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen “largely” because of workers dropping out of the labor... Read More
Average people must bring change
Politicians of all stripes are sending out their Fourth of July messages this week as they do every year, reminding us of the Declaration of Independence and the struggles, courage, and aspirations of... Read More
NC quietly becomes a star on solar energy stage
North Carolina has been something of a progressive nightmare lately. The tea party takeover of the legislature and draconian cuts in welfare spending have inspired the long-running Moral Monday... Read More
