North Carolina is now the last state in the Union that prosecutes 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. (New York, the only other holdout, is now phasing out the practice.) That could soon change, however... Read More
The last week has featured some of the most offensive, belligerent, and vindictive behavior by elected officials in generations—and that is not a reference to President Trump and his associates in... Read More
The average pay received by public school teachers in North Carolina this year was $49,837, up four percent from the 2015-16 school year. That was the largest pay hike for teachers in the United... Read More
North Carolina's largest managed care organization for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services misused federal and state Medicaid dollars by overpaying its chief... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, May 19, 2017. North Carolina lawmakers continue to take welcome steps in the effort to revise juvenile justice by “raising the age” of adult... Read More
When you thought that the state Senators couldn’t get more vindictive, they outdo themselves. Last week, we learned they cut education funding for school districts represented by Democratic Senators... Read More
The FCC has voted to kick off the repeal of "net neutrality" rules designed to keep broadband providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast from interfering with the internet. The FCC says the move could... Read More
As the N.C. House puts together its budget this week, the same thought is on the minds of representatives from both parties. “It looks like we’re going to have to clean up the Senate’s mess... Read More
He leaned forward, pouring over page after page of numbers, searching for a lodestar, then stopped: “Republicans are dropping. Democrats are dropping. Independents are going up. There’ll be more... Read More
by Dr. Mike Walden, NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor of Economics, May 12, 2017. It was a hot, humid day in 1985. President Reagan was appearing at Reynolds Coliseum. I was in... Read More
