Hagan is running from her record
I get it. I know why some women claim they were offended when Thom Tillis addressed Sen. Kay Hagan by her first name during last week’s debate. It’s the same reason Hagan – a sitting United... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's shameful place among nation's hungriest states
In a world of constant news events, chronic issues struggle for attention. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its most recent report on food insecurity in America. North... Read More
Federal appeals court to weigh voter laws before election
The NAACP and others challenging the sweeping changes to North Carolina election laws in 2013 will have an opportunity to make arguments to a federal appeals court that the November elections should... Read More
Hagan won't take part in October 21 debate
by David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, September 9, 2014. A debate on U.S. Senate debates surfaced Tuesday after Democratic incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan said she wouldn’t participate in an Oct... Read More
Is Medicaid in the black?
Is the state’s Medicaid program in the black for the first time since 2006? The answer, according to Tuesday’s Department of Health and Human Services oversight meeting, depends on your... Read More
Tax dodging through misclassification needs to stop
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 7, 2014. “Employee misclassification.” The term is not likely to get your heart racing, but it should. Why? Because it’s illegal, it’s widespread and... Read More
Consensus requires solid data
North Carolina’s public schools have just released end-of-grade and end-of-course test scores for the 2013-14 school year. You may have heard something about them, particularly from districts eager... Read More
Art Pope ranks No. 15 on political power list
by Mary Cornatzer, Under the Dome, September 8, 2014. Former state budget director Art Pope is ranked No. 15 in the U.S. Billionaires Political Power Index. The ranking as the title indicates... Read More
Amendment measure drawing little attention
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, September 8, 2014. Aside from casting ballots for specific candidates, North Carolina voters will be asked to decide whether to amend the state constitution to... Read More
A con job on contraceptives
Lacking popular support to turn back the clock, the right tries to pull a fast one It’s one of the great political wonders of 21st Century America: Nearly 50 years after the United States Supreme... Read More
