The 2014 Legislative Summer Olympic Games
Senator Jerry Tillman says getting accurate Medicaid budget numbers is like trying to nail Jell-O© to a tree. His statement, both accurate and amusing, doesn’t reflect this week’s entertainment... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
The money is fungible
All our lives we’ve heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, “the love of money is the root of all evil,” “a penny saved is a penny earned,” “a fool and his money are soon parted,” and... Read More
House hits a wicked curve and scores a P.R. coup
It was late in the game. The House was at bat to take its cut at the state budget. The State Senate team had thrown them a wicked curveball. Did the House have the skill and the moxie to respond in... Read More
NC Today: More entertaining than reality TV without paying film tax incentives
Those of us who consider ourselves moderates are following our state’s current events with interest and no small measure of amusement. Ironic so many Republicans don’t believe in climate change... Read More
Senate Medicaid cure worse than the illness
The most common reactions to the NC Senate budget revisions have been surprise and shock. Few imagined the dramatic changes Senate leaders had in store from their closed-door deliberations. The media... Read More
North Carolina's best kept military secret
Memorial Day is the time for remembrances but unless you were around at the time or a student of history you will neither remember nor know one of North Carolina’s best kept and most fascinating... Read More
All are visitors in "The People's House"
More than perhaps any other public facility the Legislative Building and Capitol are symbols of our government at work. While everyone owns them, no person or group has permanent rights to them... Read More
What the legislature should (but won't) do to get North Carolina moving forward
At the beginning of every legislative session it is good to take stock of where North Carolina is and where it is headed. No doubt legislative leadership will point with pride to their... Read More
Lawmakers face high-stakes math test
When lawmakers return to Raleigh on Wednesday for the “short session” they will face their own high-stakes math text, one that could prove troublesome as they face budget numbers that don’t add... Read More
Taking risks out of the state pension plan
North Carolina has been fortunate to have honest and trustworthy State Treasurers. Current Treasurer Janet Cowell is no exception. The present discussion over public pension plans focuses on three... Read More
