North Carolina came up short again this month in its long-running quest to lure an automaker, but state leaders now have another economic development whale to hunt: Amazon has Raleigh on its list of... Read More
Lawmakers tasked with redrawing the state’s judicial districts released a draft proposal for the District Court, Superior Court and prosecutorial districts at a meeting Monday afternoon in Raleigh... Read More
Recently the respected web site Education Next highlighted a new study by Sarah Cordes of Temple University which looked at charter schools and their spillover effects on neighboring non-charter... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, reprinted in Wilson Daily Times, January 25, 2018. This looks like one of the worst kinds of legislative give-and-take: Give state funding to a family business of a... Read More
If government gives you a cash handout or a “free” service and you are capable of working, studying, or providing service to the community in exchange for your public assistance, should you be... Read More
A special legislative committee studying constitutional changes to the way North Carolina selects judges would be wise to leave things alone. That’s the view of a national expert on judicial... Read More
Amazon has narrowed its hunt for a second headquarters to 20 locations, concentrated among cities in the U.S. East and Midwest. Raleigh was among the 20 finalists, as was Toronto, keeping the company... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the decision of a lower court ordering North Carolina lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional districts by next week. A panel of three federal judges... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 18, 2018. State law gives the N.C. Historical Commission the authority to accept or approve monuments, memorials and works of art. The 11 members... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 17, 2018. There’s a good reason why former Greensboro Mayor Bill Knight doesn’t see his neighbor and state representative, Pricey Harrison, around that... Read More
