When Republicans took charge of our legislature in 2011 they promised a new era of openness and transparency. What we got was a much greater extension of legislative power than ever imagined. Read More
Rather than the heeding the pleas of those their votes the four opted for the decidedly uncourageous path of keeping their heads down, and counting on short voter memories, dark money donors, and the power of gerrymandering to protect their political hides. Read More
Recent events may witness the moment at which the toxic right-wing tide crested and started to recede. Read More
The newly switched Republican says her principles and views have not changed. We're getting ready to soon find out. Read More
NC lawmakers are to be commended for moving in a direction to end marijuana prohibition. Read More
Prohibition of drugs like alcohol and marijuana has always been a proven failure, but that doesn’t mean society should start dispensing those products from public vending machines either. Read More
Republican lawmakers are setting themselves up to use Medicaid expansion as a bargaining tool – a political cudgel with which to further entrench their own power. Read More
The experience of Colorado, the only state to enact the TPA, was that the scheme was largely a failure, and the source of many failures in public services, like education. Read More
Unless state leaders rethink the penny wise, but pound foolish path they’re currently on, the employment crisis in North Carolina government will be unsustainable. Read More
It’s not just the pandemic that’s harmed our kids, there is a politically motivated culture war impacting education. Read More
