Air history was made in Raleigh on January 7th
Coming soon to your front yard will be the autonomous taxi, a drone that can carry people, packages or data. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Here are 10 ideas for 2020
Will our governor and legislators take any consequential actions i 2020 or will they just stand pat? Read More
GOP Lawmakers want AG Stein to appeal voter ID order
Republican leaders in the General Assembly say time is running out for voter IDs to be used in 2020 election and want Attorney General Josh Stein to ask for a stay on a judge's decision. Read More
The struggle to repay student loans
Jenna Robinson with the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal reports that 65 percent of student loan borrowers report having less than $1,000 in their bank account and spend a significant amount of their monthly budges on debt repayment. Read More
2019 Year in Review of NC's Registered voters
All but two of North Carolina's 100 counties saw increases in the number of registered voters in 2019. Michael Bitzer breaks down the data of the 273,000 new voters. Read More
DEQ, Duke Energy, community groups strike deal on largest coal ash cleanup in US
Lisa Sorg, with NC Policy Watch, reports about a historic settlement Duke Energy has agree to remove coal ash from unlined pits at six locations. Read More
Celebrate 2020 with (another) state tax cut
North Carolina is one of five states to make notable changes to their tax base in 2020. Read More
2020 predictions
Thomas Mills writes in Politics NC that the 2020 presidential election will be loud and nasty. How will they affect other contests in our state? Read More
Government incentives still aren't creating jobs
A WRAL study of the years from 2009 to 2016 questions whether the economic development grants given actually produced the results promised. Read More
A lost decade: 10 ways in which conservative policies have grievously harmed North Carolina
For some the past decade of conservative policies has brought a measure of growth, expanded rights and prosperity. For many others there was virtually no progress. Read More
