The most recent High Point University Poll finds that North Carolinians are split over whether they believe adults are healthier today than 20 years ago. Of that same sample, a majority say they have... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, published in Burlington Times-News, November 9, 2017. Fayetteville continues to gather the right kind of headlines in the battle against opioid addiction. We... Read More
A law professor out in California could end up having a big impact in North Carolina’s 2018 elections for the state legislature. Nathaniel Persily of Stanford University recently got a $500-an-hour... Read More
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, November 8, 2017. The state is going to handle more of its own investments in 2017, saving more than $60 million this year alone by avoiding paying investment... Read More
The latest news from the federal courts about the unconstitutional racially gerrymandered General Assembly districts and the response to it from legislative leaders makes one thing clearer than ever... Read More
With the national debate about tax reform heating up, you’ll be hearing a lot about the difference between marginal and average tax rates. It’s an important distinction — and the concept doesn... Read More
Train News Wire, a railroad industry trade publication, reported Thursday the Carolina Connector project, a $272-million intermodal rail hub scheduled for the Rocky Mount area, was canceled by the... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, October 27, 2017. Most people engage to some degree in trying to predict the future. It can be for fun, such as predicting who will win the World... Read More
UNC-Chapel Hill’s infamous athletics-academic scandal has officially been swept under the rug. On October 13th, the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions announced that UNC-Chapel Hill will not be... Read More
The Civitas Institute released its latest poll numbers at a luncheon last week showing Gov. Roy Cooper’s favorability below 50 percent for the first time since beginning polling the new governor’s... Read More
