One of this year's few endangered Republican incumbents is not a "moderate," or an establishment figure, or a lover of TARP. He's Rep. Walter Jones, a 10-term congressman who turned hard against the... Read More
The Triangle unemployment rate edged up in March despite the region adding 3,700 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis during the month. The jobless rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point to... Read More
Before speaking further, the governor acknowledged he was stepping on some toes. With the president of Methodist University sitting next to him and the chancellor of Fayetteville State University in... Read More
Last year Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly managed to accomplish something that many longtime legislative observers thought was highly improbable if not impossible: a substantial rewrite of... Read More
PPP's newest Republican Senate poll finds Thom Tillis breaking away from the pack and in a very strong position to avoid a runoff election: he's at 46% to 20% for Greg Brannon, 11% for Mark Harris... Read More
North Carolina families faced another 4.6 percent increase on employer-based health insurance premiums this year. That compares to an increase of 2.7 percent in 2013, though is a smaller increase than... Read More
State lawmakers around the country are brandishing their budget pens to penalize public colleges and universities for what they teach, what their professors say and which organizations the schools... Read More
When voters go to the polls for the May 6 primary, the U.S. Senate race will not be the only statewide contest on the ballot. But they might have a little more trouble recognizing the names in the... Read More
This is a story guaranteed to go on a reporter’s wall – and to set teeth gnashing again in Chapel Hill. The New York Times reported on the long-running battle between UNC-Chapel Hill and The... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 29, 2014. State Treasurer Janet Cowell has the same goal as state employees: maximize the size of the pension fund so that those employees will have a secure... Read More
