Two competing tax cut proposals symbolize the ideological divide
If there is one single debate that captures the essence of the ideological divide it would be the battle over tax policy Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Rob Schofield
Proposal to force sheriffs to coopeerate with ICE is Trumpism at its worst
Despite a judge's ruling that detainer requests from ICE aren't arrest warrants our legislature is determined to force compliance Read More
Four initial takeaways from the Robin Hayes corruption case
This has been another remarkable week in North Carolina. Once again, a dark cloud of corruption has descended upon and enveloped the state’s politics as federal prosecutors unsealed an extraordinary... Read More
Speaker needs to take action against lawmaker accused of domestic violence
By many of the usual political metrics, State Rep. Cody Henson ought to be an up and comer. Henson, a young (he was graduated from high school in 2010) Republican from western North Carolina is an ex... Read More
Latest school testing proposals emblematic of failed public ed policies
There’s an old adage – often attributed to Albert Einstein and/or Mark Twain – that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results... Read More
Getting real about the minimum wage
A new and promising push to raise North Carolina’s minimum wage gets underway today. Lawmakers and advocates will convene a press conference at the General Assembly this morning to announce the... Read More
Governor Cooper's extremely moderate budget proposal
Gov. Roy Cooper is an enormously skilled politician with a top-flight staff and many years of experience in the state policy wars, so it probably makes some sense to give him the benefit of the doubt... Read More
Watchdog calls for investigation into connection between Cherokee political contributions and gambling legislation
Veteran North Carolina campaign finance watchdog Bob Hall is calling on the State Board of Elections to investigate the campaign finance contributions of one of the state’s most active givers. This... Read More
A courageous judge taps the breaks on a rogue General Assembly
In case you missed it, there was an enormously important ruling issued last Friday afternoon by a Wake County Superior Court judge that ought to rekindle the public’s belief in (and support for... Read More
It's hard to see a path forward for Mark Harris candidacy
Just about anything can happen in American politics. Those who doubt this oft-demonstrated truism need only to turn their gaze a few hundred miles north to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to be reminded of... Read More
