With basic rights hanging by a thread, progressives need to redouble their commitment to the selection of good judges Progressives are gratified that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of eminently... Read More
Average North Carolinians are pushing back against the gun fundamentalists…and winning It’s hard to feel very optimistic about much of anything in the aftermath of last week’s horrific tragedy... Read More
Veto defeats, tax cut proposal punctuate another lousy week for the Governor Last Wednesday, in a column entitled “McCrory’s defining moments,” Chris Fitzsimon rightfully pointed out that... Read More
The email chain you wouldn’t be surprised to see on Jones Street From: Gipper-HUACin2017@NCGOP.com (McCarthy, Reagan – Senate majority staff) Sent: Friday, June 5, 2015 11:59 p.m. To: BigBobDDS... Read More
Well, that was quite an up and down week in the North Carolina public policy arena. One minute, caring and thinking people were feeling encouraged and hopeful that common sense and relative moderation... Read More
There’s been a great deal of back and forth inside the Raleigh beltline in recent days about the state revenue surplus that state leaders announced last week. To the hardliners on the Right, the... Read More
Understanding McCrory’s destructive unemployment insurance system “fix” State political leaders held a self-congratulatory press conference on Tuesday at which they took credit for the earlier... Read More
Why thousands of average citizens could get dragged into court by controversial “debt buying” legislation If you thought that the ignominy of being sued for “bad debt” and all the fun things... Read More
Lawmakers disregard public opinion and the common good with anti-consumer bills The process of crafting new laws in a state legislature can be a mysterious and confusing process a lot of the time... Read More
The worst proposals thus far in the 2015 legislative session North Carolina lawmakers treated themselves and everyone else to a spring break this week. Committee meetings and floor votes were... Read More
