by John Frank, Under the Dome, News and Observer, November 8, 2013. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Greg Brannon is acknowledging his campaign lifted material from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s website... Read More
Remember when fiscal conservatives took over North Carolina government and radically reduced its size and scope? Sorry, trick question. No such event ever happened, except in the fevered imagination... Read More
A new book from former congressman and “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough lays out both a blistering critique of the current Republican Party and his vision for a return to GOP dominance. In... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 10, 2013. North Carolina’s plunge from first to second in Site Selection magazine’s 2013 national business climate rankings is cause for... Read More
Last week, as the stock market reached record highs driven by soaring corporate profits, the U.S. Census Bureau released a revised measure of poverty. It showed the number of poor people in the United... Read More
North Carolina’s teachers are outraged over how public education fared in this year’s state budget. While it would appear to be common sense that putting more money into schools would improve our... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 10, 2013. On the first day of school in 2011, the Observer’s editorial board wanted to celebrate teachers. We did so by sharing stories of unforgettable... Read More
Recently, I was at dinner with a group of friends, several of whom were mothers. As is often the case, the conversation had turned to the education system. We were discussing testing and home... Read More
Obamacare supporters project that enrollment numbers will climb significantly once the federal exchange website is fixed, especially towards the end of the enrollment period (which will most likely be... Read More
The North Carolina Supreme Court has vacated lower-court rulings calling barriers to access the state's pre-kindergarten program unconstitutional, saying lawmakers have since eliminated those barriers... Read More
