IS NCFIRST up to the task?
Much has changed in transportation since I first got my driver's license 50 years ago. Is our state up to the challenge? Read More
NC Spin Articles
More freedom means more businesses
Our growth depends on more people creating and expanding businesses. So how do we best foster that atmosphere? Read More
Odd-year primaries yield normal outcomes
The special congressional elections prove these elections produce comparable turnouts, that legislators tend to be strong candidates and that the effects of significant expenditures are often exaggerated. Read More
Carolina Journal's Lindsay Marchello says the latest Civitas Poll shows voters think the country on the wrong track, think Barr handled Mueller report badly and say country's environment worse than 10 years ago.
Carolina Journal's Lindsay Marchello reports the latest Civitas Poll shows voters think the country is on the wrong track, that Barr handled the Mueller report badly and that the country's environment is worse than 10 years ago. Read More
Senate adds $4 million tax cut for Reynolds American
Statehouse reporter Travis Fain says a bill moving through the Senate would give Reynolds American a $4 million tax cut. Read More
A schoolteacher and an editorial blast guns in the classroom.
The Greensboro News says a youth who took on a shooter is hailed as a hero; do-nothing politicians not so much. Read More
NonNegotiable Abortions
Dr. Ada Fisher finds it appalling that legislation to define who can and cannot have abortions has become a political pawn rather than kept in a medical concept. Those too often making these decisions are men who aren't likely to get pregnant or women past child-bearing. Read More
Joe Biden's already been here
One-on-One columnist D. G. Martin wonders when (and if) candidates for the Democratic nomination might come to North Carolina, remembering that Joe Biden has previously been to our state. Read More
Final early voting numbers in the 9th Congressional District special primary election
Dr. Michael Bitzer has gathered the final data on early voting in the 9th district, telling us who voted, where they reside and wonders if the final turnout will exceed the 15 percent turnout from the 3rd district special election. Read More
State ranks high in college funding
Our state appropriates almost $12,500 to state colleges and universities for each full time equivalent student and even though it is less than before the Great Recession it is still greater than all but two other states. Read More
