Gerrymandering and immigration and the GOP
Eric Cantor’s defeat, immigration reform, gerrymandering and Republican presidential hopes all got rolled up together last week in a classic demonstration of the Law of Unintended Consequences... Read More
NC Spin Articles
House GOP splits over regulatory bills
In a sign that time and patience are running out in the final hectic weeks of the short session, House leaders drew fire from fellow Republicans over a pair of regulatory bills that surfaced Wednesday... Read More
The road to higher insurance rates
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 18, 2014. Would you sign up for a good driver discount if doing so resulted in your insurance premium going up? If your family members were offered military or... Read More
Garland: House lottery plan would "seriously impact" lottery sales
The state’s lottery director said in public on Wednesday the lottery cannot meet a $106 million target set by lawmakers in the state House because they wrote several other lottery restrictions into... Read More
House Medicaid proposal embraces Governor's plan
House leaders plan to roll out a Medicaid reform proposal Thursday afternoon that largely embraces the approach taken by Gov. Pat McCrory for reforming the state's health insurance system for the poor... Read More
Strong, if flawed, start on coal ash
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, June 16, 2014. For more than 80 years, North Carolina has done almost nothing to regulate coal ash. Duke Energy and other utilities have been free to burn coal for... Read More
Judge's arguments on water issue hard to refute
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, June 13, 2014. The struggle over Asheville's water system is far from over, but those who would strip the city of this valuable asset have an uphill battle from... Read More
Expansive regulatory reform clears two house committees
The latest attempt by lawmakers to remake North Carolina's regulatory climate was narrowly approved Wednesday morning by two House committees. The 35-page bill covers everything from claiming life... Read More
Stirred up into a fever
Kay Hagan didn’t put it quite this bluntly but, basically, what she said was Thom Tillis is a Neanderthal. Now, no one, except for State Senators, believes being called a relic of the Stone Age... Read More
First test for voting law challenges coming
If we learn nothing more from emails and other communications that state lawmakers are fighting to keep from the public eye in the Voting Rights Act cases pending here in federal court, we know at... Read More
