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
Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina seems as if she should be part of the firewall in the Democrats’ bid to retain the Senate, considering that incumbents tend to win re-election in states that are... Read More
N.C. DENR Secretary John Skvarla has been chastised for daring to demand that his environmental regulatory programs implement a customer service model as they fulfill their mission to the public. Some... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 26, 2014. Amidst reports of growing numbers of teacher resignations, Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders are denying blame for the state’s unacceptably... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, April 27, 2014. With the economy rebounding, strong March employment figures and the governor declaring a “Carolina Comeback,” the General Assembly must start... Read More
by Michael Futch, Fayetteville Observer, April 28, 2014. The Rev. Dollie Manigo said she spoke from the heart Sunday afternoon when she told her audience at a Fayetteville branch of the NAACP function... Read More
