Tim White, the Observer's editorial page editor, and I had a chance to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory and some of his staff last week. McCrory invited top leaders from a number of newspapers to an off-the... Read More
A proposed statewide teacher walk-out to protest pay and working conditions is getting a mixed response from the people it is supposed to benefit. Some think skipping school en masse could give... Read More
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, October 6, 2013. Many North Carolinians were frustrated by glitches at healthcare.gov last week as they tried to shop online for health insurance, but... Read More
Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on... Read More
The North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation (NCFEF) released today its 2013 Legislative Business Ratings, an analysis conducted following each ‘long’ session of the NC General Assembly on the... Read More
This was the “hang tight” meeting. It’s the fourth day of a government shutdown, and that was the message House Republican leaders delivered to their members Friday morning in a closed session... Read More
Gov. Pat McCrory and members of his Cabinet and executive team held a background briefing this week for top editors to talk about “issues facing North Carolina,” according to the invitation. Kim... Read More
Talk about strange things happening: Up in Washington two tribes of politicians have been pummeling each other night and day over who deserve the blame for shutting down the government. Then... Read More
The government is shut down, so Congressman George Holding got some shuteye. On camera. At the moment one of his Republican colleagues declaimed, “It’s about time to do what’s right for the... Read More
In the aftermath of Senator Ted Cruz’s epic performance on the Senate floor, a few observations: After his disgraceful attacks on Cruz, including his reach-across-the-aisle, dog-in-the-manger... Read More
