by Gene Nichol, UNC professor, published in News and Observer, June 21, 2014. North Carolina’s move to introduce a voucher program, offering millions of public dollars to fund private schools, says... Read More
by Art Pope, State Budget Director, published in News and Observer, June 21, 2014. In regard to Ned Barnett’s June 15 column, “ McKissick’s testimony irks Art Pope”: I was not simply irked... Read More
PPP’s newest North Carolina poll previews what could be a pair of very competitive races come 2016. Hillary Clinton has slight leads over potential Republican presidential opponents while Governor... Read More
The Old Bull Mooses in the State Senate had seen enough so they went on a rampage to repair Medicaid and, before they were done, they’d gored hospitals, doctors, the Governor and just about... Read More
by Rev. William Barber, president NC NAACP, published in News and Observer, June 20, 2014. A budget is a moral document. Through it, we can measure a state’s values and its vision for the common... Read More
Last September Rep. David Price wrote a national column warning that “the appropriations process – that hallmark of Congress’ constitutional authority and wellspring of our power to conduct... Read More
by John Drescher, Executive Editor, News and Observer, June 20, 2014. Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish poet, was writing 200 years ago about the Battle of Flodden Field when he described a “tangled... Read More
North Carolina’s jobless rate inched up to 6.4 percent in May as nearly 19,000 job seekers entered the job market in search of work. The uptick in the state’s jobless rate, from 6.2 percent in... Read More
It turns out there’s a three member state commission (named the ‘Board of Review’) – where each Board member is paid $120,000 – for working part-time. Of course, three appointments of... Read More
The negotiations between House and Senate leaders trying to reach a final budget agreement don’t seem to be going very well as the week comes to an end. The News & Observer reports that State Budget... Read More
