The Perdue administration’s establishment of www.ncopenbook.gov is a positive step forward in the campaign to increase transparency of state government operations. The new web site includes links to official web-based resources that provide detailed information on: the state’s budget, political campaign finances,...... MORE
In December of 2008, the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) published a glossy coffee table book as an “eight-year retrospective” highlighting DENR’s accomplishments under the Easley Administration. But look to the book for the pretty pictures,...... MORE
The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) is a self-supporting public agency that aims to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the mainstreet housing market. NCHFA provides financing for those who qualify for...... MORE
Marvin Speight must be smiling. The Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission is back in the hot seat again. For years, Chairman Speight ran the state liquor monopoly as his own personal political fiefdom, while his boss, Governor Jim Hunt, pleaded...... MORE
Taking on a role much like a court, in 2007 the State Board of Elections (SBOE) held a hearing to investigate a decade’s worth of information missing from the campaign financial reports of long-time Wilmington legislator Rep. Thomas Wright. In...... MORE
After being incarcerated for 6,149 days, on February 17, 2010, Gregory F. Taylor became a free man thanks to an innovative process provided by the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission.“This morning, I was laying in a jail cell with a...... MORE