From Goldsboro Mayor Al King, who is also president of the board of directors of the N.C. League of Municipalities, in response to Rep. David Lewis’ “Taxes should be fair, simple; privilege... Read More
I’m very, very nervous… Democratic State Representative Marcus Brandon said. Disagreeing, Republican Representative Michael Speciale countered, What’s the price of selling our souls... Read More
Everybody has a theory about why Eric Cantor lost, one that usually reflects their overall theory about politics: It was about immigration. Cantor was aloof and arrogant. The Tea Party is still a... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 11, 2014. As a court in California weighs the value of a college scholarship against the billions of dollars that basketball players and football players... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, June 11, 2014. For North Carolina, there’s bad news and good news in President Obama’s plan to order huge cuts in carbon dioxide emissions at U.S. power... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, June 11, 2014. Republican lawmakers in the state House and Senate have substantially different ideas about how education and Medicaid should be funded. Either... Read More
by Jim Tynen, Civitas Review Online, June 11, 2014. This week, Moral Monday took an interesting turn; instead of ending in arrests, the evening ended with a civil discussion and an eerie march through... Read More
Chronic failures in the education system have alternately been blamed on students, parents, administrators, teachers, assessment (testing) and the curriculum. One of my favorite superintendents used... Read More
Political polarization in America has broken out of the voting booth. A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds Americans are divided by ideology and partisanship not only when they cast ballots... Read More
The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal inquiry into campaign contributions from the video sweepstakes industry to some of the state’s top elected officials. The investigation... Read More
