What important Democratic woman politician, a Wake Forest alumna, who was born in North Carolina and later moved to Florida, has gained national attention this year for her candidacy in a critical... Read More
It would be nice to think of our state legislators possessing the wisdom of Solomon. That may not be the case, but when it comes to the state's ferry system, they have pulled a Solomon-like maneuver... Read More
Maybe it’ll be Charles Meeker. Or Nancy McFarlane. Or one of their successors. Whoever, a mayor of Raleigh will be Governor. And soon. The Raleigh media market is huge, reaching maybe as much as... Read More
The United States is suffering from a severe over-concentration of banking assets. Currently, 50 percent of all banking assets and deposits in America are held by just 10 banks. This has made those... Read More
University of North Carolina President Tom Ross says easing the transition to college for student-athletes could help improve their academic performance. Ross spoke this week with the Knight... Read More
Legislators aren’t backing down on eliminating teacher tenure, but they are rethinking a key requirement of the law — awarding new contracts and bonuses to teachers who give up the extra job... Read More
In January, employers in North Carolina eliminated 7,200 more payroll positions than they added (-0.2 percent), due almost equally to job losses in the private and public sectors (-3,700 and... Read More
In the early days of the 2013 General Assembly session, just a few weeks after the inauguration of Governor Pat McCrory, leaders of the state Senate were rushing a bill through the chamber to refuse... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, March 17, 2014. For the first time in a long time, signs for the economy in North Carolina are sort of good. That was the word last week from John Connaughton, an... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 18, 2014. Thanks to dogged reporting by the Associated Press, we now know just how active Duke Energy lobbyists have been in crafting state law. According to... Read More
