The N.C. Supreme Court has rejected a request to delay the 2014 primary elections. Groups challenging the North Carolina legislative and congressional districts drawn three years ago had sought the... Read More
A 10-year jobs plan unveiled by state leaders Friday recommends changes to some state economic incentives programs, including film incentives, and the creation of a special “closing fund” for Gov... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 24, 2014. It might not seem terribly noteworthy that UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt acknowledged this week what most people can plainly see about the... Read More
North Carolina legislative leaders who led the crafting of the state’s new voter ID law have been very open about their support of the measure and other elections changes. But voters and... Read More
David Goldhill, a media company CEO, offers an interesting take in the latest National Reviewon the topic of improving American health care. Goldhill recommends combining a national plan for... Read More
by Jesse Burkhark, Triangle Business Journal, January 24, 2014. An 11-person commission appointed by North Carolina State Treasurer Janet Cowell to review the governance structure of the state... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 23, 2014. The question comes up now and then in the turbulent and troubled administration of Gov. Pat McCrory: What’s going on here? In the last legislative... Read More
Chancellor Carol Folt told University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustees Thursday that the school failed its students by not providing adequate oversight of courses that have been at the center... Read More
Since the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, many American households and businesses have substantially reduced their indebtedness. That was a rational decision. A key cause of the boom that led to... Read More
I never planned to be a teacher. I was headed for law school, for a real career. Teaching was something to “get out of my system.” I would teach a couple of years and then go get a real job. After... Read More
