Do we want to be a one-party state?
Thu May 28 2:54 pm
Some pundits calls us a purple state, but we are about as close to a one-party state as is possible.
Life in the gray
Thu May 28 2:51 pm
Instead of the either/ors we need to learn to live with the both/ands of life.
Denser cities won’t rely on transit
Thu May 28 2:49 pm
We place too high value on automobility for buses and trains to carry a sizable share of North Carolina travelers.
Fraidy cats, fraidy cats
Thu May 28 2:42 pm
NC Republicans have never given up trying to cheat the rules, no matter what the courts, or the polls say.
Twists and Turns
Thu May 28 2:13 pm
If Trump’s spinning a tale so he can pay his allies that should boomerang on Trump. He should pay a price.
Mergers only make hospital monopolies worse
Thu May 28 2:07 pm
Decades of economic evidence demonstrates that hospital consolidation raises prices and does not improve quality.
Roberts: UNC must keep up with NC’s growth
Thu May 28 2:00 pm
At a time when many universities see declining enrollments due to reduced birth rates, the UNC System sees increasing enrollment. Our state is projected to be the nation’s 7th-largest state by 2030.
Expand options for behavioral health
Thu May 28 1:53 pm
Mental health access needs to be a top priority for our state.
NC Republicans are getting away with voter suppression again. What about another HB2?
Wed May 27 4:45 pm
North Carolina Republicans have advanced a bill to cut the early-voting period roughly in half -from 17 days before election day to a mere 10 to suppress Democratic voters.
Roy Cooper’s COVID-era actions are a weakness, not a strength
Wed May 27 4:36 pm
Cooper has a history of putting himself and his political ambitions before the people of North Carolina.
You can’t escape your party’s racial agenda, NC Republicans
Wed May 27 4:29 pm
The surprise is that we can be so committed to a radicalized agenda and, at the same time, stubbornly insist it doesn't exist.
NC Medicaid is improving under managed care system
Wed May 27 4:20 pm
North Carolina’s Medicaid enrollees are not line items in a budget presentation. They are our neighbors.