When lawmakers begin the short session they will learn the state is projected to have some $4.2 billion more than was projected for the fiscal year ending June 30th. What should they do with it? Read More
How many will turn out? Will Donald Trump be the kingmaker? Will the two parties move more to the center or continue further to the extremes? Read More
Get ready for the Wrinkle Revolution as one in five North Carolinians will soon be 65 or older. Read More
Call me a doubting Thomas, but I question who politicians are listening to and serving. Read More
Migration is taking its toll, resulting in many once-wonderful small towns unable to pay its bills. Read More
We should be celebrating our teachers, not shooting arrows at them. Read More
Once again our children become the pawns in judicial partisanship. Read More
North Carolina has been arguing over fishing regulation for years. It's time to stop the fighting and find solutions before we totally deplete stocks of some species. Read More
You haven't seen many analyses of the longest legislative session since 1965. Maybe its because this session didn't accomplish much. Read More
Expecting our legislators to draw fair and impartial maps is about as impossible as teaching the proverbial pig to fly. Read More
