by Matt Phillippi | Sep 23, 2013 | Environment, Features, NCGov |
A couple of weeks ago, another 20+ year veteran of state government service quit due to concerns about how the new administration was handling her department. Susan Wilson, a regional regulator for the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, was not the highest...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 20, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP
In political campaigns, a good “hit” is an issue that is easily defined, clearly understood and quite obviously opposed to the best interest of the voters. It’s even better if it’s hard for the intended target to defend or explain. The Republicans have offered up so...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 13, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Environment, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, Politics |
Last year, the legislature decided that North Carolina is going to allow drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” While the issue is controversial, the legislature put a process in place to establish rules that Republican leaders said would...
