Governor should lead on pipeline
I think the administration of Gov. Roy Cooper favors the construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a 600-mile project connecting natural-gas generation in West Virginia to natural-gas consumers in... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Outcry needed against offshore drilling proposal
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 6, 2018. Governors from both parties are sounding off loudly against the Trump administration’s plan to open up the East Coast for offshore oil and gas... Read More
Pay and train officers better
While 2017 was a good and productive year for many public and private institutions in North Carolina, it was a tragic year for our prison system. Five staffers were killed by inmates, one during an... Read More
Senators roll out judicial appointments proposal
A proposal to appoint judges in North Carolina, with voters deciding later on full terms, emerged at the statehouse Wednesday, but a lack of consensus left unclear whether the General Assembly can... Read More
Need more proof that you can't fix gerrymandering?
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 3, 2018. The last federal census began nearly eight years ago. When it was completed, the General Assembly took the new population numbers and redrew... Read More
Cooper's free community college plan: Throwing new money at old problem
Earlier this year Governor Cooper toured Linamar Corporation, a precision machining and assembly company located outside Asheville, North Carolina. In remarks that day, Cooper talked about his... Read More
NC Poised for growth in 2018 even without Amazon 'whale'
Four North Carolina economists agree that the state and the nation are headed for continued growth of 2.7 to 3 percent GDP this year. North Carolina will do well even without landing a “whale... Read More
5 Higher education battles to watch in 2018
Last year was a tumultuous one for public higher education in North Carolina. Here are five issues to watch carefully in 2018 as all signs point to the volume of the debate going nowhere but up... Read More
Instead of taking down monuments, maybe we need to build more of them
Maybe, instead of taking down monuments to our past, we should be building new ones. No, I am not suggesting that we fill the courthouse squares with more images of Confederate soldiers. However, I... Read More
State pension plan recognized for transparency
by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, January 3, 2018. A recent American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) report named North Carolina’s retirement plans among the top four state-administered... Read More
