Possum tales
The Brasstown possum’s landed back in court. Up in the mountains, in Brasstown, there’s a gentleman who celebrates each New Year’s Eve by putting a possum in a box, suspending the box from... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Off the party line
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 5, 2014. It’s not unusual to see a bill pass by a vote of 77-39 in the N.C. House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a 77-42 majority. But that’s... Read More
Common Core bill goes to House floor with a few warts
The House Education Committee approved legislation yesterday to replace Common Core Standards in North Carolina public schools. The bill, which will be heard on the House floor later today was... Read More
NC Senate budget mangles a hard-won plan to reform Medicaid
The North Carolina Medical Society’s immediate response to the recent Senate budget proposal was concern for the harm it would cause our state’s aged, blind and disabled residents who would no... Read More
Con: The car insurance system is essentially price-fixing
Did you know that your auto insurance policy contains a hidden fee that is used to keep rates lower for risky drivers? According to an American Consumer Institute survey, the vast majority of North... Read More
Pro: NC drivers enjoy lowest car insurance rates in the South
by Wayne Godwin, NC Insurance Commissioner, published in Charlotte Observer, June 4, 2014. As North Carolina’s elected Insurance Commissioner, I feel it’s necessary for me to respond to a May... Read More
The $60M price for brilliance
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 4, 2014. In case you haven’t heard, Aldona Wos is brilliant. That’s what Gov. Pat McCrory says about North Carolina’s Health and Human Services secretary... Read More
Common Core repeal moves education to front of Senate race
North Carolina on Wednesday moved closer to becoming the second state to abandon national teaching standards, a move that thrust education to the front of the U.S. Senate race. The House voted... Read More
Doctors slam Senate budget, back McCrory's Medicaid reform plan
Doctors clad in white lab coats gathered with Gov. Pat McCrory outside the Governor’s Mansion at a news conference Wednesday to back the governor’s Medicaid reform plan. Physicians criticized a... Read More
NC Senate bill for private economic development organization criticized
The N.C. Senate has written a new version of a bill that would turn a division of the N.C. Department of Commerce into a private corporation. The problem is, the bill is too strict — or too lenient... Read More
