Monthly Archives: April 2007
Health care crisis can’t be ignored
Most polls that ask people what issue they are most worried about or what problem they want elected officials to address find health at the top of the list or close to it. No wonder. Health care costs continue to rise. The number of people without health insurance is growing, now more than 1.3 million [Continue Reading...]
The latest Elon Poll on immigration, taxes, and the death penalty
10 years after the LEANDRO lawsuit
Cover the Uninsured Week and the role of free clinics in NC
Political Corruption Back in Focus
But the System that Fuels It is Ignored
By Rob Schofield
Quick Take:
- After a brief hiatus, developments last week returned the state’s attention to the issue of political corruption.
- Between the release of Meg Scott Phipps, the sentencing of Michael Decker and the news surrounding Kevin Geddings and Jim Black, it appeared that the state was turning a corner in the fight for clean government.
- A new report on political fundraising, however, served as a reminder that the system remains badly flawed.
