New session could be short but busy
The N.C. General Assembly’s biennial short session opens Wednesday. North Carolina does not have statutory session limits, so the session will last as long as necessary to finish business. All... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A perplexing dilemma
A group of politicians called Justice for All North Carolinians have had an ad on TV slamming liberal Judge Robin Hudson for ‘siding with child molesters’ in a Supreme Court decision. Now if... Read More
The health care headline hidden behind the horse race
t’s been hard to keep up with all the stories about the fight for the soul of the Republican Party in North Carolina that have dominated the news of this primary election season. The battle between... Read More
Read to Achieve law needs tweaking, but concept right
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 6, 2014. It may not be as much fun as other summer camps, but the new mandatory summer program for third-graders who are not reading at grade level may prove to... Read More
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
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
