The great GOP tax scam continues apace in NC
One gets the sense that Republican leaders see the wave headed their way and are advancing the constitutional amendment binge to protect their wealthy patrons. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
Five truths about North Carolina property taxes and a proposed GOP constitutional amendment
Republican leaders want to persist with their “to seem rather than to be” amendment. Read More
NC’s new Medicaid ‘compromise’ comes at a cruel and frightful cost
Repeatedly, the new law establishes cruel roadblocks that will send thousands of North Carolinians who gained health coverage thanks to the state’s long overdue 2023 expansion of Medicaid back to hospital emergency rooms again for basic care. Read More
Give Senator Tillis credit for finally saying and doing the right things
when it comes to the issue that dwarfs all others – Trump’s ongoing effort to rend American democracy and impose authoritarianism – Tillis is siding with the patriots. Read More
GOP leaders to hungry NC kids during the 2025 holidays: “Bah, humbug!”
About 4 million people, including children, seniors, veterans, and individuals with disabilities, will see the food assistance they need terminated or cut substantially. Read More
The right’s war on the poor hits a new low with attack on legal aid
Millions of dollars that would have gone to support legal aid programs are frozen. The cuts are already having a big and destructive impact. Read More
North Carolina Republicans stop pretending
It’s important that North Carolinians grasp the substance as to how laws are being made in our state. Read More
Poll exposes potential Achilles’ Heel for the political right
If ever there was a time in which public attitudes would seem to demand divided, middle ground government, this is it. Read More
To seem rather than to be on crime
When it comes to crime, it’s clearly the top priority of conservative political leaders to do the precise opposite of the state motto. Read More
Chemotherapy for democracy Rob Schofield
The chemotherapy being applied cancerous extreme gerrymandering may be he best hope for saving democracy. Read More
