UNC Whistle blower resigns
by Dan Kane, News and Observer, April 21, 2014. Mary Willingham, a former learning specialist for athletes who exposed a long-standing academic fraud scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill, is resigning at the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Coal ash fix worries environmentalists
The state’s chief environmental regulator may well be correct that a one-size-fits-all approach to coal ash cleanup may not work. John Skvarla, who heads the state Department of Environment and... Read More
McCrory irks lawmakers in coal ash pond announcement
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory miffed some leaders in his own party earlier this week when he unveiled what he termed a “comprehensive plan” for dealing with North Carolina’s coal ash crisis. Key... Read More
GOP: Teacher crisis started before McCrory
Wake County Republicans blame teacher resignations on Governor Pat McCrory's predecessors. Both sides agree teachers need a pay raise, but when it comes to why they haven't had one in five years... Read More
Wake's teacher loss points to teacher shortage
Editorial by News and Observer, April 20, 2014. Kelly Nystrom is a teaching veteran and a fifth-grade teacher at a very good Wake County school, Underwood Elementary in Raleigh. She has a master’s... Read More
What's left? Right and center
To make a long story short, the great debate in North Carolina politics concerns how state and local governments can best promote economic growth and opportunity. Opinions differ widely, as one might... Read More
Latest NC employment data bolster the state's fiscally conservative approach
North Carolina’s official unemployment rate dropped again in March to 6.3 percent. John Hood looks beyond that headline number and assesses the implications for North Carolina public policy. The... Read More
7th District GOP primary interesting to watch
The race for the Republican nomination in the 7th Congressional District has focused less on issues in Washington and more on the candidates’ personal and professional lives. Wilmington attorney... Read More
Democrats meddling in GOP primary
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has gone to meddling in next month’s North Carolina Republican Senate primary. The Senate Majority PAC, which is closely associated with Reid, last week began a... Read More
Community colleges creating tomorrow's workforce
From Korey H. Coon, chair of the N.C. Commission of Workforce Development and human resources director for Caterpillar, Inc.’s Building Construction Products Division: Economic developers will tell... Read More
