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NC GOP lawmakers betray a surprising lack of confidence
By: Rob Schofield - 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. Cooper does the right thing on the state budget bill
By: Rob Schofield - September 25, 2023
Effort to keep lawmakers’ public records secret is an outrage
By: Rob Schofield - September 22, 2023
Secrecy, scheming, power grabs bespeak a broken legislative leadership
By: Rob Schofield - September 21, 2023
Researchers identify simple and effective tactic to reduce gun violence
By: Rob Schofield - September 20, 2023
BREAKING: Cooper rejects scheme to pair Medicaid expansion with casinos
By: Rob Schofield - 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 […]
Gambling with people’s lives: A tragic legislative session devolves into farce
By: Rob Schofield - 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 […]
National report highlights the cruelty of Treasurer Dale Folwell and the state health plan
By: Rob Schofield - September 19, 2023
Read the ProPublica article here.