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They’re not highway numbers, or ages. They are the two big numbers driving North Carolina’s education debate this year. When you take an eight-miles-high view of the legislature, setting aside... Read More
NC Spin Articles
No unity found in Common Core
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 21, 2014. It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. The cream of America’s policy and education establishment came together with unprecedented swiftness to... Read More
Energy needn't be a source of pollution
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 21, 2014. Who wants a fuel-prospecting operation or power plant in the neighborhood? Sure, a lot of money can be made with fracking - if they find anything... Read More
McCrory appeals to Senators to back off on Medicaid
Gov. Pat McCrory is on his way from Greensboro to Raleigh to try to head off the Senate's Medicaid reorganization plan. In an interview with N&R editors and reporters, the governor said the Senate... Read More
Support House Medicaid plan
I am a family physician who has practiced full time in Wake County for over 20 years. Over the past 16 months, a tremendous amount of hard work has gone into a Medicaid reform plan that is good for... Read More
NC to decide on new health insurance option for some state workers
A question still to be settled in state budget negotiations is how to provide health insurance to thousands of state employees who will be newly eligible for coverage starting in January under the... Read More
More NC children living in poverty
Despite making significant gains in health and education in the last eight years, North Carolina ranks 34th nationally in overall child well-being, according to a report released Tuesday by the Annie... Read More
Gridlock on highways
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 20, 2014. Believe it: Gridlock in Washington can lead to gridlock right here in North Carolina. And if Congress can’t get past the partisan bickering that... Read More
Will lawmakers leave without protecting our water
Our North Carolina legislature is struggling to guarantee us clean, safe drinking water. The State House and Senate can’t agree on coal ash legislation. And now, it’s anybody’s guess if there... Read More
Rift in Raleigh stalling budget
The feud has been a running subtext to North Carolina’s legislative session, with threats and perceived insults occasionally flaring into headlines. Now some say it may be contributing to the state... Read More
