The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the state environmental agency tasked with regulating Duke Energy after a coal ash spill left the Dan River so polluted that people... Read More
The families of the four deceased members of the civil rights protesters known as the Wilmington 10 are seeking compensation, but the state attorney general’s office is trying to block the claim... Read More
That the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has hired a “turnaround” consultant to help sort out its Medicaid operations does not say good things about where things currently... Read More
Why does the Left oppose school choice? It can’t be because they oppose tax dollar going to private, even faith-based institutions. For decades, state and federal subsidies have flowed to private... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 12, 2014. At long last, North Carolinians of all political stripes have found something they can agree on: Our leaders stink. It doesn’t matter which... Read More
Many "Downton Abbey" watchers are nostalgia gluttons who grieved when Lord Grantham lost his fortune in Canadian railroad shares. There are, however, a discerning few whose admirable American... Read More
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services warned people downstream of the Duke Energy coal ash spill on the Dan River to avoid contact with water and sediment from the stream, and not to eat... Read More
Safety and quality assurance are hallmarks of American-made products. Our automobiles, foods and myriad other items are subjected to tests, examined by inspectors, and must adhere to the highest... Read More
Those of us who are encouraging reforms to address pressing travel needs have been tracking the Strategic Transportation Investments Act (STI) since its passage in June 2013. Most folks would probably... Read More
by Jim Morrill, Charlotte Observer, February 12, 2014. As another outside ad dropped in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, one national report called the state “ground zero” in the TV war of the... Read More
