Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 6, 2016. A legal battle over North Carolina’s unequal schools -- one that’s dragged on for two decades -- seems to be heading toward a sensible conclusion... Read More
When Anthony Scaramucci was appointed White House communications director, many loved his bluntness, style and handsomeness. When he went on a profanity-laced tirade — which preceded the termination... Read More
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been touring volunteer fire departments and talking to firefighters and emergency workers in all regions of our great state. These firefighters, who selflessly give... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, August 7, 2017. North Carolina voters got less than half a loaf from three federal judges last week. The decision was just one more step in tweaking an election... Read More
The legislature’s one-day session on Aug. 3 was initially supposed to be about overriding Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, but that’s not what happened during the 10-hour meeting. Cooper had issued a... Read More
Senate leaders penned a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday in response to his request for additional appropriations to monitor and study the impact the chemical known as GenX has had on the Cape... Read More
You’ve heard the claims: charter schools take money and resources from public schools, have little accountability and don’t perform as well as their public school counterparts. Following the logic... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 9, 2017. It’s nice to see people learn their history, but a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. Case in point: the Honorable Dallas Woodhouse... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU Professor of Economics, August 4, 2017. Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, recently caused a stir by throwing his support behind the idea of a guaranteed... Read More
Two and half years ago, the UNC Board of Governors voted to fire widely respected UNC President Tom Ross. The move by the handpicked board of the Republican legislative majorities came with no public... Read More
