Rise and fall
If Democrats capture control over the US House or Senate it will mean two years of bitter, divisive political warfare. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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What's a North Carolina teacher to do?Legislators don't have to listen to and help find resolutions for teachers' requests...and they don't. Read More |
Expand choice among public schools
North Carolina gets a failing grade for not having enough parental choice within public schools. Read More
North Carolina’s utterly lawless Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court is working its magic to help ensure that we have the worst funded public school system in America. Read More
Cooper stomping Whatley in the polls AND the money race
Who in their right mind is going to invest $71 million with these kind of poll numbers? Read More
North Carolinians value constitutional checks and balances, warn against executive defiance
North Carolinians respect checks and balances yet lack confidence in the Supreme Court. Read More
Cry more, MAGA
Instead of moving toward more competition, Republicans’ success in redistricting has sharply reduced the number of competitive Congressional districts. Read More
Let’s not miss our chance to continue North Carolina’s Conservative successes
What we do today will impact North Carolina's next 15 years. Read More
When will business leaders wake up
70 percent of business employees don't go to college. Don't we want them to be prepared when they leave high school? Read More
An Aspirational North Carolina
Good enough is not, in fact, good enough. Read More
Just when we thought we'd hit bottom
In the season of Eastertide, we reflect on the movement from darkness to light. A lot of us are tired of stumbling in the dark. Read More
Hospitals can’t win every policy battle
Over the next 18 months hospitals may encounter one or more significant policy losses. Read More
My wonderful week of wokery
The week after Easter was a special time, coming unexpectedly and in different forms. Read More
Property taxes power local services across North Carolina
Lawmakers need to consider how capping property taxes will impact the counties and services provided to their residents. Read More
Spinning in Circles
If you spin in circles you end up in the same place you started. Read More
NC governor warns of ‘exceedingly painful cuts’ as legislative tax cuts reduce future revenue
Current projections are that in two years the state will have $2.8 billion less to meet our budget needs and in three years it increases to $5 billion less. Read More
Hospitals should battle in the marketplace, not the courtroom
The North Carolina Healthcare Association (formerly the NC Hospital Association) is the main reason the archaic Certificate of Need system remains Read More
‘The hell with the midterms’: Former NC governor says Republicans need to focus on economy, not war
It’s unfortunate that both the executive branch and Congress seem to care more about the November midterms than the long-term health and security of our country. Read More
Raise $14K salary for more representative NC legislature
If North Carolina aims to maintain these positives and continue to solve policy problems, it will continue to need great leadership. The best way to ensure that these leaders come forward is to ensure that salary is not an issue. Read More
Leandro’s end could open door to NC education reform
North Carolina’s students, parents, and taxpayers are much more likely to see benefits from a fresh start. Read More
UNC has never been safe from political interference—but it’s worse than ever
North Carolina is under the control of a far-right legislature that absolutely despises the University of North Carolina. Read More
Judge rejects idea that NC election laws require ‘one-way ratchet’
A judicial ruling says federal courts will not simply accept the notion that a new, more stringent election standard cannot survive judicial scrutiny. Read More
God has work for us to do
Justice assures all people have a place at the table. Christian Nationalists have forgotten this foundational tenet of the faith. Read More
Leandro should have ended long ago
What began as an “equity” lawsuit became an “adequacy” lawsuit. Read More
