Cuts to N.C. higher education will hurt
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 19, 2014. It’s bad enough that North Carolina is near the cellar among states for paying public school teachers. But if N.C. lawmakers approve the $49 million... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Zane: Constant study, not crystal balls, the right call on climate
Zane: Constant study, not crystal balls, the right call on climate by J. Peder Zane, News and Observer, May 20, 2014. Cooler heads are emerging in the overheated discussion of climate change. The N.C... Read More
Christensen: Hodges says state ports should be operated as a business
Christensen: Hodges says state ports should be operated as a business by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, May 20, 2014 While the Republican legislature has been been providing a fresh look at state... Read More
Judge right on N.C. failure to educate, wrong about money
former Staff Director, Swann Fellowship, published in Charlotte Observer, May 20, 2014 N.C. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning’s recent report in the long-running Leandro lawsuit is a blunt... Read More
N.C. bill could pressure cities to raise taxes or cut spending
Originally posted in CharlotteObserver.com Posted: Tuesday, May. 20, 2014 RALEIGH A bill tentatively approved Tuesday by the N.C. House could pressure city officials across the state to raise taxes or... Read More
Paul O'Connor: Not many changes
Paul O'Connor: Not many changes Monday, May 19, 2014 Originally Published by Greenville Daily Reflector I woke up Wednesday feeling a bit like Bobby Ewing in the old “Dallas” TV episode in which... Read More
Time to Lighten the State’s School Funding Burden?
Originally Appeared on Carolina Journal Online - May. 21st, 2014 RALEIGH — One of the unique characteristics of education funding in North Carolina is the fact that a relatively high percentage of... Read More
6 Things Moral Monday Protestors get wrong
The Monday protesters were back again, and this time they're even more wrong than they were the last time. Last year many of the reforms planned by the General Assembly hadn't yet taken effect. When... Read More
Moral Monday protestors return to Raleigh quietly, but outspoken
by Anne Blythe, News and Observer, May 19, 2014. Demonstrators trying to raise a ruckus about the North Carolina legislature’s swing to the political right put tape across their mouths and paraded... Read More
NC DOT tries to compare road and rail spending
The state Department of Transportation’s “data-driven” ratings of 3,100 projects, released last week, do more than just reckon which road improvements would deliver the most benefit for North... Read More
