Accountability & Transparency

For most of the year Governor Bev Perdue has not been getting things right. But when she does I want to say good job. Her veto of the "Clarify Legislative Confidentiality" bill ... Keep Reading

How many times have you found yourself wasting away precious hours trying to track down information only to end up frustrated and muttering: “There’s got to be a better ... Keep Reading

Last week Robert Bowtwell posted the Obamacare organization chart. The story has taken a curious turn.  When GOP members of Congress began to send the chart to their ... Keep Reading

Blame the law when you break the law; that is what Scott Mooneyham does on behalf of Mike Easley and Jim Black in his article “A Root of Corruption” in the Capitol View, INSIDER ... Keep Reading

When Jesse Helms first went to Washington, as an aide to Senator Smith, in 1951, Helms produced one of the first radio broadcasts for constituents. In the current age of ... Keep Reading

Here is the first glimpse of something I think you will be hearing a lot more about in the near future: ... Keep Reading

An email from one of the leading activists fighting for annexation reform gives a glimpse into the "sausage factory" that is what passes for our NC General Assembly. I am ... Keep Reading

The proposed committee substitute for House Bill 524 (a combination of house bills 524, 645, and 727) is a really bad plan. If this bill becomes law, cities and towns would be ... Keep Reading

There is an interesting story in today's Wall Street Journal about how members of Congress have been slow to put their official expenses online to aid the public in ... Keep Reading

Civitas is not alone in wondering what the state is doing building a $25 million dollar fishing pier. WNCT TV aired a story on the proposed pier last night and they ... Keep Reading