The 2023 legislative session: Out of the starting gate — sideways
Republicans are eager to put their veto override chances to the test, and some of the bills they’re teeing up could prove good candidates to draw a fe Read More
NC SPIN Posts by Steve Ford
Veto showdowns and voter ID: Democracy will be on the defensive again at the legislature in 2023
Democrats in the minority are left to wonder if their Republican counterparts see them not as duly elected colleagues but as enemies to be muzzled and marginalized. Read More
Could election results spur an immediate reversal of a landmark Supreme Court ruling?
If a partisan or ideological flip in the makeup of our appellate courts is allowed to bring wholesale changes in how laws are applied, that can fuel the sense that supposedly impartial courts have been politicized. Read More
In the face of sustained legislative neglect, it's up to the courts to rescue North Carolina's public schools
Legislators' response to the Leadro court order can be likened to the obstinate little girl in the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books: “I’ll do it because I want to but not because you tell me to!” Read More
NC Democrats push for common sense voting reforms
There’s no reason to think that shoring up access to the polls has to pave the way for cheating, or worse, that it’s meant to do so. Read More
