Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
Limiting jury verdicts for the Medical Society, legalizing negligence in the emergency room for the Hospital Association, cutting worker’s compensation for the Chamber of Commerce – business is having a field day like it never had before in the legislature. In the blink of an eye after the election last November lobbyists and CEO’s…
Here’s an interesting rumor a reader passes on: “Heard that the board of the state ports authority approved 6 percent raises for senior staffers that was quashed by governor’s office.” Earth to ports. As the ad says: “Really?” With 3,000 state employees facing layoffs, did the ports brass really think this would…
Having gotten his bill for the Medical Society to “cap” jury awards in malpractice lawsuits rolling, Senator Bob Rucho now has his sights set on getting his friends at the Hospital Association immunity when they commit malpractice in the emergency room. Now a lot of folks have the idea you can sue a doctor…
Up in Washington there’s a big rhubarb going on over Republicans cutting $60 billion in government spending. ‘Heaven forbid,’ the newspapers are reporting, ‘workers will have to be furloughed.’ ‘Horror of horrors,’ the editorialists add, ‘the government may shut down.’ Every agency from Social Security to Homeland Security is moaning and predicting…
With her right hand, Governor Perdue has to deal with the Republican legislature and a Republican challenger next year. Now she may have to put her left hand to work. The buzz on the left – what Howard Dean memorably dubbed “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party” – is that Senators Dan Blue…
To my chagrin I haven’t written a syllable in weeks but at least the reason makes a curious story; – for a month I’ve been camped out with a tribe of trial lawyers, trying to explain the foibles of politicians in general and Republican politicians in particular. I’d like to say how I came…
You can see this ad coming: “Unemployment is at double-digits. The state has a $3 billion budget deficit. North Carolinians have a hard time making ends meet. What did Governor Perdue do? She hired a new chef for the Executive Mansion. Salary; $76,000.” Gulp. Yes, the Governor must entertain. Dignitaries must be…
The most recent Elon Poll showed why politics is hard. Asked whether they support higher taxes or job cuts to balance the state budget, a majority of North Carolinians just said no. They don’t want either. No, that’s not logical. But voters don’t have to be logical. This dilemma was captured recently…
Overheated and over-caffeinated cable blowhards have been blowing hard about the amazing parallels they see between protests in Madison, Wisconsin and protests in the Middle East. From the right: dangerous anarchists on both continents are threatening the very foundations and stability of society. From the left: courageous patriots are standing up for their…
The political sniping began even as chaos still reigned at the White House Correspondents Dinner. My…
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Senator Phil Berger was out of touch with voters in his district – and suffered the…