North Carolina

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Organize North Carolina

Have you heard about Organize North Carolina ? It's a website designed to help progressives coordinate. In much the same way Blue NC brings us together for important discussions, this site brings us together to create one master calendar we can all share. More about this site, and this week's Marriage News Watch below the fold. http://www.organizenorthcarolina.org/code/calendar.html re...
BlueNC - Mon 11:03 p.m. - 4 clicks 4 clicks

More on Monday’s Financial Aid Chronicle Column

Right now, it is not the case that every student has access to a high quality college education.  Financial distress is the number one reason students drop out of college, and a majority of students that start college never finish.  Both for those student who drop out and for those who complete their programs, student [...] ...
Devil Dems - Mon 10:21 p.m.

Redistricting analysis

The best email received today on the case involving the Republican voter suppression plan redistricting scheme. ______________________________________________________ The political law practice group of Bailey & Dixon , LLP made the following observations regarding the consolidated redistricting lawsuits (Dickson v. Rucho and NAACP v State) in Wake County Superior Court today: The 3...
BlueNC - Mon 3:46 p.m.

GOP cuts eyeglasses for poor; private charity overwhelmed

Back in November I wrote about Ms. Colbert of Wilmington and how GOP cuts to NC’s Medicaid program meant she could no longer get new eyeglasses.  Well, others are feeling the pinch and the Lions Club of Wilmington is trying … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 1:43 p.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

UNC students need help to get to Feb.10 tuition hike meeting

The following is from the good people at the NC Defend Education Coalition. Click here to support their excellent cause : “On February 10, the UNC Board of Governors will vote on tuition and fee increases for all UNC system schools. … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 12:43 p.m. - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Voter suppression continues; counties push back

The Republican plan comes together If the funds are not appropriated, State Board of Elections executive director Gary Bartlett has said counties would likely be forced to operate 100 fewer early voting sites than were available in 2008. ...
BlueNC - Mon 11:43 a.m.

What's wrong with this picture?

BlueNC - Mon 11:29 a.m.

County officials call on legislative leaders to release federal election funds

Election officials from more than 85 counties have sent a letter to legislative leaders urging them to release $4 million designated for improving the administration of the 2012 elections. The funds come from the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 11:09 a.m.

Who will take up the environmental torch?

That's the question in the minds of many observers of environmental policy-making this week, as a wave of the greenest legislators in North Carolina decline to stand for re-election in the face of radically re-engineered district lines. The latest worrisome retirement announcement came last week from former House Speaker Joe Hackney, long considered the leading environmental champion in the N.C...
BlueNC - Mon 10:23 a.m. - 17 clicks 17 clicks

Calling on North Carolina CEOs to stand for equality

It's a pretty sad day in the Old North State when captains of industry and business are silent on Republican efforts to discriminate against their workers. And sadder still that they have to look to the CEO of Goldman Sachs as a role model. Help build the list of North Carolina CEOs who put political expedience ahead of the rights of their workers. Follow me below the fold. read ...
BlueNC - Mon 8:06 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

State focuses on “Gen Z” as job creators

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, REI CEO Sally Jewell and Fast Company’s Robert Safian are just a few of the  high-profile speakers in Raleigh today and Tuesday for the 27th annual Emerging Issues Forum. This year’s theme: “Investing in … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 6:43 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

NFL, Super Bowl success: “Socialism” triumphs again

Many of you have probably seen this little video from a while back from the almost always funny and provocative Bill Maher , but it seems worth promoting again this morning in the aftermath of last night’s orgy of economic success/excess. Maher’s insightful … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Mon 5:41 a.m.

Charlotte’s LGBT community should take their cue from Johnson C. Smith University

Students, faculty and staff at Charlotte’s Johnson C. Smith University have teamed up to present a unique, online community portal to help them share their history and story in the lead up to the Queen City’s historic hosting of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. From the school’s as-of-yet-completed website, run-dnc-2012.org: The REEL Urban Network’s RUN [...]...
IntersateQ.com - Mon 4:41 a.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

The CVS/Norlina building at Greensboro & Weaver Streets in Carrboro has been occupied

OrangePolitics - Mon 12:30 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Another Transit Tuesday for the County Commissioners

OrangePolitics - Mon 12:30 a.m.

Another Transit Tuesday for the County Commissioners

A few years ago, did you imagine you would find yourself wondering whether the Orange County Board of Commissioners supported basic progressive causes like enhanced public transit and smart land use planning? read more ...
OrangePolitics - Sun 8:41 p.m.

Another Transit Tuesday for the County Commissioners

OrangePolitics - Sun 8:27 p.m.

Are you in?

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BlueNC - Sun 11:06 a.m.

Kay Hagan slashes IT workers' paychecks

If you call them "Professionals", you don't have to pay them overtime : It's unclear how many programmers, analysts and web designers would be affected by the proposed legislation, but the goal is to make overtime pay for these kinds of workers an exception, not the norm. "Jobs are my No. 1 priority," she said. "I want to do everything I can to make sure employers have the tools they need to ...
BlueNC - Sun 10:07 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Conservative to Bill James: Time for you to go

A Charlotte conservative is telling anti-gay Republican Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James it is time for him to go and for voters to support his Republican primary challenger, Ed Driggs. Lewis Guignard writes at Pundit House, a conservative Charlotte news and commentary site, that James’ reckless focus on socially conservative issues has damaged James’ supposed [...]...
IntersateQ.com - Sun 9:43 a.m. - 8 clicks 8 clicks

A failure of leadership in public education

It's sad enough on the surface. Public schools shriveling to dust while for-profit charters skim taxpayer dollars at a growing clip. Sadder still, it's a self inflicted wound and a failure of political and public education leadership. As a business strategist, I've seen the scenario many times. An entrenched monopoly defends its traditional business model, circling the wagons to stave o...
BlueNC - Sun 8:01 a.m.

America Elect and North Carolina

I have written in the past about how tough it is for third parties to get on the ballot here in North Carolina here and here . Now there is a group, Americans Elect that is trying to get on the ballot in all fifty states so they can run a "moderate" bi-partisan ticket. Under the Dome is reporting that they have a long way to go here in NC: The Wake County Board of Elections reported ...
BlueNC - Sat 6:46 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

The CVS/Norlina building at Greensboro & Weaver Streets in Carrboro has been occupied

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OrangePolitics - Sat 4:23 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Progressive action: Occupy Americans for Prosperity

BlueNC - Sat 9:26 a.m.

Stam's BFF drunk on stomach acid!

It was bad enough that Republican leaders like Skip Stam put their (considerable) weight behind getting their little buddy elected to the Apex town council. It didn't matter that the guy had been arrested for drunk driving, he had friends in high places. So it comes as no surprise that Scott Lassiter is looking for a way to avoid taking responsibility for his actions. But hey, at least he's...
BlueNC - Sat 8:26 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Be very afraid

BlueNC - Sat 8:08 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Parties and movements on marriage equality

BlueNC - Sat 7:03 a.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

After dark

BlueNC - Fri 4:29 p.m.

Planned Parenthood victory provides a lesson

Planned Parenthood’s heartening victory  this week in overcoming the boneheaded decision of the Susan G. Komen Foundation (which, as an aside, sure seems to have left  extremists like Renee Ellmers  hung out to dry) should provide an important lesson for progressives … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Fri 9:41 a.m.

Hagan to Komen: Reconsider grants for women’s health

UPDATE: The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation has announced plans to restore funding to Planned Parenthood. The move follows intense public criticism for the foundation’s decision earlier this week to no longer provide Planned Parenthood with grants to … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Fri 7:40 a.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Paid to run

BlueNC - Fri 7:40 a.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

Feds rethink stance on Kinston voting?

BlueNC - Fri 7:40 a.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Join me in mailing our Komen t-shirts back to them

BlueNC - Fri 7:40 a.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

What does $290 mean to North Carolina families?

The “I am a Tarheel Worker” campaign has released a new infographic that puts Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits into perspective. The average weekly UI benefit is $290. This might seem like a substantial amount, but stacking the costs of the … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Fri 7:00 a.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Pollster: When your BFF only has a 16% approval rating…(video)

Earlier this week in Hendersonville, state Sen. Tom Apodaca told a crowd of supporters that they “need a  general ” like Pat McCrory to lead  “the army” of Republican legislators in place at the General Assembly. While the line may … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Fri 7:00 a.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Jobs Jobs Jobs

The monthly jobs numbers just came out and blew away the expectations. The economy added 243,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate has dropped [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Fri 5:47 a.m.

Romney the radical

The Mittster has a reputation as sort of a closet moderate, but as John Schmitt argues persuasively at The New Republic . he’s really espousing quite radical stuff these days in his talk about the poor : “In taking up … Read More... ...
The Progressive Pulse - Fri 5:21 a.m.

Friday fracking video

BlueNC - Thu 3:48 p.m.

Closer look at dropout, suspension numbers

The Progressive Pulse - Thu 2:23 p.m.

Pat McCrory's tone deaf use of rock anthems

The Progressive Pulse - Thu 2:23 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

‘Sorry, no hook-ups’ and the ubiquitous shirtless Grindr profile photo

A break from the politics and religion. A venture into sexual sociology (or, Matt got bored and started over-analyzing things). Note to parents, kiddies and folks who work for employers-masquerading-as-censors-and-big-brother: A somewhat mature conversation and questions, as well, though it’s almost purely academic. Each of the following are headlines or bio lines from Grindr profiles [...]...
IntersateQ.com - Thu 2:23 p.m.

Representative Joe Hackney Announces Retirement

OrangePolitics - Thu 1:20 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

ACLU reminds state lawmakers about the First Amendment

The Progressive Pulse - Thu 11:40 a.m.

Berger's voter disenfranchisement problem

BlueNC - Thu 9:42 a.m.

Representative Joe Hackney Announces Retirement

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OrangePolitics - Thu 7:45 a.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Hackney announces retirement

Via an email: I have decided that I will not be a candidate for re-election to the North Carolina House of Representatives this year. At [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Thu 7:44 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

House leadership to try something new: Actual discussion and debate!

The Progressive Pulse - Thu 7:28 a.m.

Joe Hackney will not run for re-election

BlueNC - Thu 7:28 a.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

Duke Energy's Jim Rogers to get "Vision" award

BlueNC - Thu 5:24 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Crucial Conversation with Public Policy Polling – Streaming Live Thursday, Feb 2nd

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 10:10 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

Crucial Conversation with Public Policy Polling – Streaming Live Tomorrow

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 8:26 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

New GCal

Devil Dems - Wed 6:27 p.m.

Erskine pondering more than Governor's race

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 5:02 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Susan G. Komen caved

BlueNC - Wed 3:08 p.m. - 14 clicks 14 clicks

Susan B. Koman caved

BlueNC - Wed 2:49 p.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

More "transparency" from the House Speaker

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 1:26 p.m.

Come rally with me late Friday afternoon and tell Tillis what you think

BlueNC - Wed 1:26 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

Consideration of Estate Tax Repeal Pushed Back to March

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 12:09 p.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Brad Miller trying to keep things straight in DC

BlueNC - Wed 12:09 p.m. - 12 clicks 12 clicks

More on Romney's remarkable statement

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 10:48 a.m.

Let's help Speaker Tillis out

BlueNC - Wed 10:48 a.m.

Another amazing example of misplaced priorities

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 8:27 a.m.

It ain't broke

BlueNC - Wed 6:07 a.m. - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Parfitt and Bordsen: "Thanks, but no thanks"

The Progressive Pulse - Wed 3:49 a.m. - 13 clicks 13 clicks

After dark

BlueNC - Tue 3:06 p.m.

Conflicting interests over billboards

The Progressive Pulse - Tue 1:47 p.m.

Thank you, Alice Bordsen!

BlueNC - Tue 12:45 p.m. - 11 clicks 11 clicks

When right-wing ideologues call the shots

The Progressive Pulse - Tue 11:04 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Eugenics town hall sparks call for quick compensation, continued education (video)

The Progressive Pulse - Tue 11:04 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

McCrory gears up for "Nastiest race in NC history"

BlueNC - Tue 10:40 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

How ‘Bout Them Republicans

Here are a few interesting videos. First is Mitt The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 – I Know What You Did Last Quarter www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook   Let’s Don’t forget Newt   The Daily Show [...]...
The Call - Tue 8:42 a.m.

Defeating McCrory

BlueNC - Tue 8:42 a.m. - 15 clicks 15 clicks

Execute retarded people, especially if they're black?

BlueNC - Tue 7:40 a.m.

The Path to Insolvency

The Progressive Pulse - Tue 6:49 a.m.

Should not humans have the same protections as ducks?

BlueNC - Tue 4:44 a.m.

Marriage News Watch

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 17 clicks 17 clicks

Burr: "Insider trading by members of Congress is just fine with me"

BlueNC - Jan 30

Military families need time to care

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 30

To Frack or Not to Frack

In less than two months the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources will hold public hearings allowing the public to comment on their study of hydraulic fracking. In previous studies, fracking has been linked to serious water contamination across the country. The General Assembly is eager to drill in North Carolina yet too many questions have been left unanswered. North Carolina is not r...
North Carolina Sierra Club - Jan 30 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Angelina's Kitchen

We will be educating the public about fracking this Thursday, February 2nd, from 5:30 to 7:30 at Angelina's Kitchen, farmers market. Come out and learn about fracking and how you can get involved in spreading the awareness while enjoying the winter farmers market. Angelina's is located in Pittsboro on the corner of Rectory and West. ...
North Carolina Sierra Club - Jan 30 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Could third time be the charm for Bowles?

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30

Natural Gas Estimates Keep Getting Lower

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30

New poll numbers for those who hope to replace Gov. Perdue

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30 - 8 clicks 8 clicks

McIntyre sniffing around gubernatorial run

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Two Candidates touched by Multiple Sclerosis

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30

Updated: Mitchell Gold takes on Charlotte’s anti-gay Michael Brown

Mitchell Gold Michael Brown Frank Turek Update (Jan. 31, 2012, 2:08 p.m.): As promised yesterday and this morn, my reflections on the Brown/Turek/Gold debate below. Regular readers of InterstateQ.com, followers of my work at my prior gig at QNotes and those involved in LGBT advocacy and community work in Charlotte know all too well who [...]...
IntersateQ.com - Jan 30 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Miller: I'm thinking about it

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 7 clicks 7 clicks

Poll results and new narrowed polls for Gov. and Lt. Gov.

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Joke of the day

BlueNC - Jan 30

BREAKING: Charlotte police move on Occupy protesters Monday morning

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Don't forget this Thursday's lunch with Jensen and Fitzsimon

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Doug Clark pwns Thom Tillis

BlueNC - Jan 30 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

Top of the morning

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 30 - 6 clicks 6 clicks

BREAKING: Charlotte police will move on Occupy protesters Monday morning

BlueNC - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

BREAKING: Police will move on Occupy protesters Monday morning

BlueNC - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Occupy this

BlueNC - Jan 29 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

When is a meeting not a meeting?

BlueNC - Jan 29

Tillis goes off his meds, attacks reporters

BlueNC - Jan 29

Who's on first?

BlueNC - Jan 29

Checking out at Trader Joe's

BlueNC - Jan 29

Governor Bev Perdue speaking at the NCDP Sanford, Hunt, Frye Dinner

BlueNC - Jan 29 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 28

Saturday Morning Post

Crazy week in NC politics. Crazy. The scrambling continues after Bev Perdue’s announcement. Lt. Guv Walter Dalton is in because, as someone said, that’s what [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 28 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

Faison announces run for governor

Statement from Rep. Bill Faison: Representative Bill Faison announces gubernatorial bid – January 28, 2012 The future of our children and our State depends on [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 28 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

The "rug" syndrome

BlueNC - Jan 27

Mr. Odum's fail

BlueNC - Jan 27

Titan Cement brings a pea shooter to a gunfight

BlueNC - Jan 27

An Insurance System for the Economy: Strengthening the Unemployment Insurance System

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 27

More shady dealings from Stephen LaRoque

BlueNC - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Obey Creek's back on the table, and a "major national retailer" is interested

OrangePolitics - Jan 27

Obey Creek's back on the table, and a "major national retailer" is interested

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OrangePolitics - Jan 27

Take action: survey, thank you petition and rally RSVP

BlueNC - Jan 27 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chopped trees, billboards, and Rep. LaRoque (with update)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 27

Democrats for Equality

BlueNC - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

What do we know about Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton?

BlueNC - Jan 27

De Luca's definition of liberal

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 27

College students at the heart of NC's anti-gay marriage battle

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Electable NC Democratic women: An embarrassment of riches

BlueNC - Jan 27

Perdue news stirs up a storm

BlueNC - Jan 27

Legislator/minister calls for executing abortion providers

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 27 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Perdue's news stirs up a storm

BlueNC - Jan 27

Brad Miller bows out of run for the 4th

OrangePolitics - Jan 26

Republican lawmaker wants to bring back public hanging

BlueNC - Jan 26

Friday fracking video

BlueNC - Jan 26

Sister of death row inmate Danny Hembree speaks out

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26

Reaction to Gov. Perdue's decision not to seek re-election in 2012

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Brad Miller bows out of run for the 4th

Just received this email: James, Because your support has been so important to me, I wanted you to hear from me that I will not seek another term in Congress. Serving in Congress has been a remarkable opportunity. Thank you. I knew Republicans in the legislature would dismantle the district that I have represented for the last decade, and they did. The thirteenth district was split s...
OrangePolitics - Jan 26 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

Like I was saying

The ActBlue folks quickly got a page up to encourage Brad Miller to run for Governor. It’s already up to 17K. Like I was saying [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

Shifting sands

Maybe it was getting booed at a Carolina game or having to make the unemployment rate dropping below 10 percent seem like a harbinger of [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

Hagan on Perdue’s decision

You may recall the two served together in the NC Senate. Another email: GREENSBORO, N.C. – U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC) today commented on [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Bold Progressives want to hear from you about Brad Miller

BlueNC - Jan 26

Statement from Joe Hackney on Perdue’s decision

Just got this from Joe Hackney: Gov. Perdue will leave office with a reputation as a good governor who managed this state through a difficult [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

Email from Bev

Just got this: Dear Friend – Like the rest of the nation, North Carolina has been facing difficult economic times — demanding many difficult decisions. [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

What the Tax Foundation Rankings Don't Say About Business Taxes in North Carolina

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Two NC regions on Top 10 endangered places list

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26

A Glimpse of Hard Times in Scotland Neck, N.C.

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26

Dalton’s views

In case you’re wondering about Walter Dalton’s views you can review his 2008 responses to Project Vote Smart‘s political courage survey. On the topic of [...]...
Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

Perdue not running

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 26

Perdue news: Another reason to come to next week's luncheon

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26

Washington Post: Perdue to announce today that she won't run

BlueNC - Jan 26

Nominee for dumbest Fox "News" commentary of the campaign

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 26

Rumors flying about Perdue's reelection bid

BlueNC - Jan 26

Congressman Brad Miller will not seek reelection

BlueNC - Jan 26

Congressman Brad Miller will not see reelection

BlueNC - Jan 26

Race to the Ballot - Chapel Hill

OrangePolitics - Jan 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Don't Rush the Comprehensive Plan

OrangePolitics - Jan 25

Commissioners Consider Transit at First Meeting of New Year

OrangePolitics - Jan 25

POGO's letter demanding release of Lejeune well contamination data

BlueNC - Jan 25

Governor: NC favors education tax over GOP's deep cuts, "extreme" social legislation (audio)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25

Race to the Ballot - Chapel Hill

OrangePolitics - Jan 25

Crumbling Opportunity Structures in 10 NC Counties Drive Persistent Poverty

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Progressive nonprofits are on the road in February

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25

Grassroots Farm Team Under New Leadership

BlueNC - Jan 25

McHenry whistles past the graveyard

BlueNC - Jan 25

Cutting it close on Medicaid

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Commissioners Consider Transit at First Meeting of New Year

Last night marked the first meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners this year and hopefully the first post in a push by OrangePolitics to take a deeper look at the board and its biweekly meetings. Since the board had not met in over a month, the agenda was quite crowded, but a few items are worth delving into. read more ...
OrangePolitics - Jan 25

Romney and Gingrich: They're both right

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25

Don't Rush the Comprehensive Plan

The leadership team of Chapel Hill 2020 discussed the timeline issue yesterday afternoon. Apparently the conversation was quite passionate and the group is divided with strong opposition to extending from  co-chairs George and Rosemary. I'm a bit surprised since they have always said they had an open mind and were committed to getting it done right. I have yet to hear a clear articulation of why ...
OrangePolitics - Jan 25 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

The positive impact of immigrants in NC

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25

Pope-Civitas touts Alabama's anti-immigrant law

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Berger's stunt backfires

BlueNC - Jan 25

Another great woman joins the fray

BlueNC - Jan 25

Faison calls out Tillis and Berger

BlueNC - Jan 24

Why Corporate Personhood is Bad for Business

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 24

Virtual charter school company gets approval in Cabarrus (with update)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 24

Marriage News Watch

BlueNC - Jan 24

Does it matter that the Republican Presidential Primary and Amendment One are on the same day?

Devil Dems - Jan 24

Don't miss next week's Crucial Conversation

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 24

Should NC reinstate less-than-a-penny sales tax?

BlueNC - Jan 24

New website to fight the far right in NC debuts

BlueNC - Jan 24

John Hood Inadvertently Indicts "You're On Your Own" Economics

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 24

Hagan's not-so-Freudian slip

BlueNC - Jan 24

Conservative duplicity on education cuts

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 24

The words of a very, very troubled man...

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 23

A key and hidden force that drives the charter school industry

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 23

What are the rules of the game?

Devil Dems - Jan 23

Eating his words

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 23

Start your own conversations: Against Amendment One

BlueNC - Jan 23

Obama waging "class warfare"? If only...

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 23

Why aren't Republicans demanding Troxler's head?

BlueNC - Jan 23

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools team up with private funder

BlueNC - Jan 22

Two-Faced Tillis is at it again

BlueNC - Jan 22

Calling on women

BlueNC - Jan 22

God to South Carolina: What were you thinking?

BlueNC - Jan 22

After dark II

BlueNC - Jan 21

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 21

David Price @ Huffington Post

BlueNC - Jan 21

Blackwater [Academi] contracts for War on Drugs in Latin America

BlueNC - Jan 21

N&O comes to Art Pope's rescue

BlueNC - Jan 20

Chapel Hill 2020 is Worth Doing Right

OrangePolitics - Jan 20 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Why haven't HAVA funds been released?

BlueNC - Jan 20

Obama got it right on this one

BlueNC - Jan 20

Numbers come out on Medicaid shortfall for FY2012-13

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 20

Cansler: GOP strategy "squeeze"' Medicaid, pressure Perdue administration (video)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 20

Chapel Hill 2020 is Worth Doing Right

This weekend, a group of people who have been involved since the very beginning of the Chapel Hill 2020 process (including the editors of OP) drafted a letter to town leaders asking them to take more time. You can see it at http://bit.ly/ch2020-letter . Currently the entire timeline from kick-off to plan approval is less than 8 months. Last week when UNC planning Professor David Godschalk gave ...
OrangePolitics - Jan 20 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

NC's Medicaid innovations saved nearly $1 billion since 2007

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 20

Weekend wound up

BlueNC - Jan 20

Save Our Schools FunCard campaign

BlueNC - Jan 20

Small businesses oppose Citizens United decision

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 20

Friday fracking video

BlueNC - Jan 19

Scenic roads no more? Temporary rules would shave trees off of NC roadsides

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

Liar, liar, pants on fire

BlueNC - Jan 19

Maryland Gov: Hey NC! Save $20 million in Medicaid costs like we did.

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

NC-10: Let's clean up the mess in Washington!

BlueNC - Jan 19

Events planned for anniversary of corporate personhood decision (Video)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

ProgressNC seeking volunteers

BlueNC - Jan 19

Obama 2012 television ad

BlueNC - Jan 19

Advocates seek Troxler records in turkey tip-off

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

Keeping up with the Truth & Hope Tour

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

Roll out

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 19

"Truth & Hope Tour" kicks off today

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 19

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 18

Nice headline

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 18

Todays' sign that the apocalypse is upon us...

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 18

NEW POLLS: Cumberland County districts are very competitive

BlueNC - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Don Vaughan's stolen seat gets a challenger

BlueNC - Jan 18

The best moment at today's Protect NC Families press event

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 18

Protect NC Families official launch is today!

BlueNC - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Morning Post Jan 18

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 18

Berger gets a challenger

BlueNC - Jan 18

Faison dials up the criticism

BlueNC - Jan 18

Coalition kicks off campaign to defeat NC's anti-gay amendment (video)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Dems: Don't Take Obama for Granted

Devil Dems - Jan 18

Governor Christie Signs Work-Sharing Law

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 18

North Carolina in the 1980s: a Congressional history lesson

BlueNC - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

Call Hagan and Burr: Protect the internet

BlueNC - Jan 18

Wherein I am interviewed by Laura Leslie

BlueNC - Jan 18

An excellent decision on publicly-sponsored prayer

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 18 - 9 clicks 9 clicks

DNC to have event at Charlotte Motor Speedway

BlueNC - Jan 17 - 10 clicks 10 clicks

Faison dials up the whining

BlueNC - Jan 17

Wake School Board member turning pundit?

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17

Triangle home to two of America's 20 most tolerant cities

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17

Push back time on protecting the internet

BlueNC - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Statement from Alexandra Forter Sirota, Director of the Budget and Tax Center

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Perdue pushes to restore sales tax hike for education

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17

Supremes to Forsyth County: Knock off the prayers

BlueNC - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Black farmers finally granted relief

BlueNC - Jan 17

More on super pac men

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 17

The path to good job creation

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Shortbread and Joint Development Review: critiquing the process

This Wednesday, the Chapel Hill Town Council will be holding a public hearing on the proposed Shortbread development- a seven-story mixed-use building across from Breadman’s on Rosemary Street. The residential component of the building will be rental units that will cater to students- a much-needed addition to downtown that will help alleviate pressure on the adjacent Northside neighborhood. r...
OrangePolitics - Jan 17 - 16 clicks 16 clicks

Shortbread and Joint Development Review: critiquing the process

OrangePolitics - Jan 17 - 13 clicks 13 clicks

AFP launches Obama Attacks on MLK Day

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Anti-Amendment One campaign gathering steam

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 17 - 11 clicks 11 clicks

Why I hate politics

BlueNC - Jan 17

Governor: Voter ID and education cuts would distress MLK (video)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 16

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 16

Nearly 5000 unique visitors last week @ BlueNC

BlueNC - Jan 16

General Assembly slow to investigate LaRoque

BlueNC - Jan 16

Tolerance in Durham

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 16

Morning Post Jan 16

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 16

MLK Day thread

BlueNC - Jan 16

Putting a face on North Carolina poverty (audio)

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 16

Colbert Super Pac's First Ad

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 15

Chris Kromm shows how to take the moral highground

BlueNC - Jan 15

The myth of corporate personhood destroyed

BlueNC - Jan 15

Toxic Apples from China

BlueNC - Jan 15

Sunday thinking

BlueNC - Jan 15

Question Art Pope live today at 3:00 pm

BlueNC - Jan 15

Young Democrats support Governor Perdue

BlueNC - Jan 14

Blue heron

BlueNC - Jan 14

When Pat McCrory smirks

BlueNC - Jan 14

Thank Joseph Smith for Mitt Romney

BlueNC - Jan 14

The dead don't vote in Gaston County!

BlueNC - Jan 14

Koch Brothers to spend a cool million attacking Obama in NC

BlueNC - Jan 13

Chapel Hill Manager's statement on CPAB process

OrangePolitics - Jan 13

Perdue Names Delia Acting Secretary of DHHS

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 13

Your chance to question Art Pope live:

BlueNC - Jan 13

Sec. Cansler resigning from DHHS

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Mitt Romney, Bain, and the Buffett Rule

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

McHenry clams up in town hall meeting

BlueNC - Jan 13

McHenry's mysterious town hall

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Virtual charter company gets pushback in Western N.C.

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Chapel Hill Manager's statement on CPAB process

This just arrived from Town Manager Roger Stancil: In consultation with the Town Attorney, I have developed the following statement that we will provide the media.  If you have any questions, please let me know. read more ...
OrangePolitics - Jan 13 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

An open invitation

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

File under Just Making It Up

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 13

It's funny because it's true

BlueNC - Jan 13

File under Just Making It Up

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 13

Morning Post Jan 13

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 13

Find out how much that medical procedure actually costs.

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Poll: Support slips for NC's anti-gay marriage amendment

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Notice? We don't need to give no stinkin' notice!

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 13

Teh intertubz haz problem?

BlueNC - Jan 13

The New York Times and the N&O versus facts

BlueNC - Jan 12

Friday fracking video

BlueNC - Jan 12

After dark

BlueNC - Jan 12

Timeline of ballot access in NC

BlueNC - Jan 12

Lee Scholars Charter School Moves Forward

OrangePolitics - Jan 12

Another reason why the Duke + Progress deal should be stopped in its tracks

BlueNC - Jan 12

Groups Challenge Proposed Duke Energy Rate Hike Settlement

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 12

Open thread

BlueNC - Jan 12

Health Reform Explained: In Spanish

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 12

DoD trying to stifle Camp Lejeune contamination info

BlueNC - Jan 12

History of ballot access in NC

BlueNC - Jan 12

Talking point of the day: Drawing a paycheck from the government they hate

BlueNC - Jan 12

Lee Scholars Charter School Moves Forward

OrangePolitics - Jan 12

Running against discrimination

The Progressive Pulse - Jan 12

$42 million in recoveries and savings in 2011 for NC consumers

BlueNC - Jan 12

Morning Post Jan 12

Exile on Jones Street - Jan 12