NC Senate votes for Medicaid overhaul
A major Medicaid overhaul that largely disregards the wishes of health care providers, the state House and Gov. Pat McCrory won overwhelming support in the state Senate on Thursday in a 28-17 vote... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Cotham: Senate bill shields salaries of for-profit charter schools
by Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer, July 24, 2014. Conflict over disclosure of charter-school salaries flared anew Thursday as House Democrats said a Senate-approved bill shields for-profit... Read More
Commissioner: 'Consent to rate' requests a problem
by Monica Laliberte, WRAL, July 21, 2014. Most people think they already pay too much for homeowner's insurance, but what if the bill suddenly jumped 33 percent or even 70 percent? Many people are... Read More
Taken for a ride
Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad... Read More
Rural-urban divide rears its head in sales tax debate
The Senate has given tentative approval to a package of sales tax and economic development changes, but not before laying bare simmering resentments between senators from rural and urban areas. Much... Read More
If Dan Blue....
As soon as Conor the Jessecrat sat down at our regular political dinner he unfolded a newspaper, pointed, and said, There’s a headline to strike terror in every Congressman’s heart. I read... Read More
The troubling agreement behind the budget posturing
Another week at the General Assembly, another round of posturing on the budget , and another set of damaging and unnecessary budget cuts proposed because lawmakers are determined to give... Read More
Public School Forum not public
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, July 23, 2014. The North Carolina Public School Forum met in Greenville on Tuesday to discuss with public officials and candidates for public office pressing... Read More
Forbes: Raleigh is 'best place' for business, careers
Raleigh vaults to No. 1 from No. 3 a year ago on the latest "Best Places for Business and Careers" report from Forbes magazine. The 16th annual survey cites lower business costs, the broad level of... Read More
Obamacare ruling may roil North Caroina
The latest chaos associated with Obamacare could have an impact on North Carolina. A ruling yesterday by a federal court was a major jolt to the health care law. A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals... Read More
