The coming fight
The shoe is no on the other foot. For years NC Democrats running for the US Senate stayed away from Democratic presidential candidates. Hugging Trump will cost Republicans votes. Read More
NC Spin Articles
State Superintendent would lead an elected State Board of Education under House proposal
For the past year a House committee has traveled the state to study ways to reinvent North Carolina's system of public education. Read More
North Carolina removes hundreds of thousands of registrations from voter rolls
Removing the registrations of dead people, those who have moved out of the county or those who have not voted in a long time. It is incorrect to label this a voter "purge." Read More
Roads are a solution, not the problem
Don’t be fooled by transit dreams woven of gossamer threads. Read More
North Carolina House Republicans advance a new kind of bathroom bill
The House Speaker decides when the House meets, which bills are heard, and which members are on which committees but his latest actions will rank with the infamous HB2. Read More
Isn't it about time to have a State of our Treasury report?
We ask the Governor and sometimes the Chief Justice, but shouldn't we also hear a detail account about the fiscal condition of our state? Read More
GOP lays down the law. Dems work the refs
There is nothing constitutionally, legally, or ethically requiring the majority party to make it easy for the minority party to block their bills. Read More
UNC Board of Governors courts more controversy with new proposed rule on hiring and enrollment
System leaders say the new policy will provide politically neutral protections for intellectual freedom and freedom of speech; critics say the move is part of a national conservative attack on diversity, equity and inclusion. Read More
Some inflation slows in December, yet real wages are down and recession looms
Prices and inflation are coming down, however average earnings are also down. Read More
