By now, the Republicans and Democrats have finished up their respective party conventions, and we’ve all long moved on, affixed to the latest development in this insatiable 24-hour campaign news cycle. [Continue Reading...]
Dix TRO heralds a welcome sea change in the debate over mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse
There are a lot of wonderful groups and individuals in North Carolina who work in the world of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse. For decades, a variety of doctors, nurses, therapists, family members of patients, care providers, housing providers, advocacy groups, journalists and patients themselves have worked hard to reform and modernize our public systems for serving these vulnerable populations.
Scandals at DOT like clockwork
There aren’t many things you can count on in North Carolina politics, but a scandal at DOT is one of them. We have had bid-rigging, personal corruption, official corruption, a prostitution ring run out of the DMV building, and more conflicts of interest that you can list on the front page of the newspaper.
When the latest Elon University Poll was released earlier this week, headlines across the country touted one finding, that people in North Carolina overwhelmingly support drilling for oil and natural gas off the state’s coast. [Continue Reading...]
