Democracy Revival: A Legislative Town Hall Meeting
Our Democracy needs a Revival! Join Sen. Valerie Foushee, Rep. Verla Insko, and Rep. Graig Meyer at a Legislative Town Read More
Five Bipartisan Issues for 2017
When the 2017 legislative session begins in earnest on January 25, all eyes will be on the relationship between the Read More
Repairing Our Social Fabric
I write this before Election Day with the expectation it will be published the day after. I’m not going to Read More
2016 Endorsements
Indy Weekly: "Representative Graig Meyer has not only helped sponsor bills to create a nonpartisan redistricting process, he also sponsored Read More
Public School Forum Report Calls for Action on Struggling Schools
Recently, a new round of school grades came out, showing that North Carolina has 489 "low-performing schools." This is down Read More
Public Servants Listen
Recently, my mother chided me for making a self-deprecating joke about being a “politician.” She told me that I should Read More
The Fallout From Bad Legislation
When the General Assembly adjourned on July 1, I hoped that we were done damaging the state for the year. Read More
Digging deeper into the Republican’s raise for teachers
The big headline coming out of this year’s budget negotiations is a large teacher raise. Looking at the details, the Read More
Powerball windfall
January’s record Powerball jackpot created a revenue windfall for education funding. Let’s put that windfall into the pockets of teachers. Read More
#WeAreNotThis
In the two weeks since House Bill 2 was enacted, the response from my constituents has been overwhelmingly against the Read More