Did the Tea Party "get screwed?"
One Republican strategist’s take on what happened in Tuesday’s Senate primary in North Carolina: “The Tea Party got screwed.” That’s because, although the primary was cast as the first major... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Democrats ignore their own big money and low tactics
Cynical Democratic leaders believe calling Republicans stupid, selfish racists is good for business. But how would they characterize their own supporters? What do they think when they hear their... Read More
Budget disaster of gigantic proportions looms over NC
The Office of State Budget and Management describes the reported year-end state budget hole of $445 million as “disappointing.” It’s not a mere disappointment, however. It’s a symptom of a... Read More
Next up for Tillis: a political conundrum
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 7, 2014. It was one of the basic tenets we learned in PoliSci 101: Play to the party activists in a primary, then scamper back to the center for the general... Read More
The remedy is always more speech
North Carolina’s political establishment is fit to be tied. In the May 6 Supreme Court primary Robin Hudson, a Democratic incumbent in an officially nonpartisan race, faced two Republican... Read More
The looming battle over film incentives
With a legislative battle looming over the extension of state incentives to lure film and TV ventures in the state, a simple, economic reality will be hard for policymakers to overlook. It's the... Read More
Why State Unemployment Trust Fund debt matters
State unemployment insurance trust funds, the engines that finance jobless benefits for millions of Americans, were battered by the Great Recession and went deep into debt to meet the demand from the... Read More
Residents more upbeat about NC, mixed on social issues
Nearly half of respondents in the latest Elon University Poll say the minimum wage should be at least $10 per hour, more people than not believe access to abortion should be made less difficult, and... Read More
Over in Greensboro
In the last week or so before the election, in the midst of conniving to win the Republican primary for Congress, young Phil Berger (and his Super PAC) whacked one opponent as a liberal, another as a... Read More
Tweak the tax code to avoid revenue gaps
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 5, 2014. With the April tax-filing season past, state budget analysts finally have a solid grasp on how last year's tax code overhaul affected revenues. For the... Read More
