Government by amateurs

Government by amateurs

The News & Observer began a series this weekend outlining the Medicaid problems facing North Carolina. Two things are clear. The system has had problems for a very long time. And, two, Pat McCrory has made the problems worse, not better.  In the big picture, the...
More incompetence

More incompetence

You know, I was going to write a blog about the GOP primary and the math that it would take for Thom Tillis to cross 40%. Instead, I’m going to write about another chapter in the ongoing  GOP war on competence. Once again, they have broken the old, “If it ain’t broke,...
The cost of loyalty

The cost of loyalty

Governor Pat McCrory’s ties to Duke Energy are well known here in North Carolina.  McCrory worked for Duke for nearly 30 years before becoming governor, but a recent study by the National Institute on Money in State Politics show how deep the utility company’s...
Because I said so

Because I said so

Once again, so much for transparency and accountability. And once again, it’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos who is being opaque. This time, it’s attaboys for a crony who was paid more than $300,000 as a consultant. Unfortunately, there’s no record...

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