A state legislative subcommittee wants North Carolina students to be able to attend any public school in the state, allowing them to cross district lines without having to pay tuition or receive... Read More
by Bruce Henderson, News and Observer, April 30, 2014. Duke Energy shareholders will gather Thursday for an annual meeting framed by investors critical of Duke’s response to a Feb. 2 coal ash spill... Read More
There has been much debate about the Common Core State Standards and while politicians are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts. Much of the information that has... Read More
by Andrew Curliss and Patrick Gannon, Charlotte Observer, May 1, 2014. Three years ago, lawmakers and Gov. Bev Perdue sweetened incentives to help lure TV shows, movies, commercials and other film... Read More
Like many Republican voters, Wayne and Lynn Dahnke are torn when it comes to the U.S. Senate primary. They align with Greg Brannon’s strong conservative politics. But they consider Thom Tillis the... Read More
Most of us enjoy going on a vacation or two during the year, and that usually involves spending the night in a hotel or rental accommodation. Did you know that you are taxed on that hotel room and... Read More
If you’ve heard a great state slogan, you don’t forget it. Michigan — a cold, economically depressed place to many folks in North Carolina — has done a pretty good job of jazzing up its image... Read More
The ice melting under Republicans’ feet isn’t climate change, it’s Obamacare. The issue on which they bet the house this year may be disappearing. A poll this month in North Carolina... Read More
Editorial by Durham News-Herald, April 29, 2014. The Common Core educational standards adopted by nearly every state are caught up in a political storm and fury that has forged unusual alliances and... Read More
Four years ago, Superior Court Judge Eric Levinson issued an extraordinary order. He overturned the jury’s guilty verdict in a burglary case against a man whose conviction would have made him a... Read More
