Barking up the wrong tree
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, May 1, 2014. The quest by the state legislature to usurp local government’s control in many areas continues so relentlessly we can barely catch our breath between... Read More
NC Spin Articles
151,935 Early ballots cast
In total, more than 180,000 voters voted early in 2010, using both the in-person, one-stop sites and mail-in absentee ballots. This year's latest early voting turnout numbers from the State Board of... Read More
NC Enrollments for subsidized health insurance top 357,000
North Carolina enrollments for health insurance surged to 357,000 as tens of thousands of residents signed up for subsidized coverage in the final weeks of eligibility, the U.S. Department of Health... Read More
GOP Senate races will test Tea Party's staying power
The tea party movement, staggered by dwindling popularity and strong challenges from the Republican establishment, faces a series of crucial primary election tests over the next month _ and its... Read More
No more pencils, no more books: A digital conversion
In April of 2011, a detailed case study was published on the tiny school district of Mooresville Graded Schools in North Carolina. The story documented one of the U.S. K-12 segment’s examples of a... Read More
Give kids a smart finish
I’ve made this point before, but it’s worth emphasizing one more time: those who oppose school choice in elementary and secondary education should, if they wish to be consistent, oppose former... Read More
Kay Hagan's approval stalls, Tillis' name recognition grows
A top Republican in North Carolina politics has bolstered his visibility leading up to a May 6 primary where the GOP will elect a candidate to challenge Democrat Kay Hagan for her U.S. Senate seat... Read More
Pope's response to "Rich and Ruthless"
by Art Pope, published in Talking About Politics, May 1, 2014. I received a response from Art Pope to my blog yesterday (“Rich and Ruthless”). He said: “Feel free to post this to your web site... Read More
Rich and Ruthless
Democrats contemplating a comeback need to contemplate this. The Republican Party is spending at least $650,000 on “a blistering attack”against Justice Robin Hudson of the state Supreme Court... Read More
Apologies and perception of education funding
Rep. Jon Hardister says that he has come to regret the vote he cast for the state budget last year because of the cuts it made to public schools and the lack of a salary increase for teachers... Read More
