The Trump Report

Campaign dispatch, February 10, 2016

• Down to the wire: Chief Justice of the U.S. John Roberts says the plaintiffs suing the state over its congressional maps must file a response by Tuesday explaining why the order demanding new maps should not be put on hold until after the March 15 primary. If Roberts (or all the justices) let the order go forward,...

N.C. Cuts Save Taxpayers Billions

Here’s a statement that North Carolinians of all political stripes can agree is a fact: Gov. Pat McCrory and the state legislature have enacted the largest tax cut in the history of North Carolina. Conservatives celebrate this fact. Liberals decry it. Since the GOP won control of the state legislature in the 2010 elections, state...

The Super Bowl ad you didn’t see

Campaign dispatch, February 9, 2016

• The Club for Growth PAC, which is supporting Chatham County GOP Chairman Jim Duncan in the 2nd Congressional District primary, is on the air with this ad attacking incumbent Rep. Renee Ellmers. The free-market group will spend $400,000 on the ad buy. • A new High Point University Poll shows Hillary Clinton with a...

Human Costs of Medicaid Expansion

The case against expansion extends beyond the impact on North Carolina's state budget.