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Rob Schofield

Rob Schofield

NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield oversees day-to-day newsroom operations, authors regular commentaries, and hosts a weekly radio show/podcast.

COMMENTARY
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NC GOP lawmakers betray a surprising lack of confidence

By: - September 26, 2023

North Carolina Republican legislators have rarely, if ever, been in a stronger position. Their leaders — Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore — have a combined 23 terms of legislative experience and political chits upon which to draw, millions of dollars in campaign cash and dark money at their disposal, […]

Gov. Roy Cooper

BREAKING: Cooper rejects scheme to pair Medicaid expansion with casinos

By: - September 19, 2023

Gov. Roy Cooper has decided to oppose a plan advanced by Republican state lawmakers to condition the state’s long-planned Medicaid expansion on passage of a proposal to dramatically expand casino gambling in the state. According to an administration official with direct knowledge of the decision, the governor was reaching out Tuesday afternoon to convey that […]

COMMENTARY

Gambling with people’s lives: A tragic legislative session devolves into farce

By: - September 19, 2023

A game. An utterly cynical game that’s about nothing other than power, money and winning. That’s clearly how North Carolina state Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore, and the minions with whom they surround themselves are treating the never-ending 2023 state legislative session over which they exert such complete and unmerited […]

COMMENTARY

National report highlights the cruelty of Treasurer Dale Folwell and the state health plan

By: - September 19, 2023

Read the ProPublica article here.