Recognizing Republicans' dubious achievements
In the old days of Esquire Magazine, the most anticipated issue was the one containing the “Dubious Achievement Awards,” wherein the gaffes and stumbles of the famous and powerful and yes... Read More
NC Spin Articles
As he hits Kay Hagan on healthcare, Thom Tillis is facing tough questions about his stance
As conservatives hammer Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on the failures of the federal health care law, her chief Republican rival is getting squeezed from both sides of the political spectrum on the... Read More
NAACP equates vouchers to school segregation effort
by Leyla Santiago, WRAL.com, February 25, 2014. North Carolina's school voucher program is the state's latest assault on minorities, civil rights advocates said Tuesday. A Superior Court judge last... Read More
Task force begins work on teacher pay incentives
Despite teachers' concerns about its implementation, North Carolina public school educator pay raises ultimately will shift toward rewarding individual performance, a key state lawmaker predicted... Read More
NC Health agency mapping Medicaid overhaul plan
Gov. Pat McCrory's health agency on Wednesday planned to unveil its latest version of ideas on how to change North Carolina's $13 billion Medicaid health care system for about 1.7 million poor and... Read More
It might not be good to follow the South Carolina model
South Carolina is, in many ways, a wonderful state. I have spent countless vacations there. I know, like and admire many South Carolina natives. There are undoubtedly many things Tar Heels can learn... Read More
Look at school choice
Adecision by a Superior Court judge last week to block a new school voucher law was met with howls of disapproval from school choice advocates. One of the sponsors of the law, Wake County Republican... Read More
Keep 'em here, send 'em home
Immigration, the newspaper says, is ‘bedeviling” Congresswoman Renee Ellmers. It’s also bedeviling Speaker John Boehner. And half the Republicans in Washington. It’s a knotty problem... Read More
The clear and compelling case to raise the minimum wage
The U.S. Senate is likely to vote next month on legislation that would help 28 million workers across the country and 21 million children. The bill would benefit more than a million workers in North... Read More
If we're going to outsource, let's get it right first
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 25, 2014. State Rep. Susi Hamilton supports the concept of enlisting private enterprise to help recruit businesses to North Carolina, but she objects to... Read More
