Jim Cain didn’t feel any sense of urgency when he noticed his daughter had texted him on the morning of March 22, 2016. Nor did her immediate follow-up phone call cause concern. The former U.S... Read More
When it comes to electoral strength, is demography destiny? Leaders of both major political parties often seem to think so. Republicans in North Carolina and across the country have enjoyed... Read More
Senate leaders are trying hard to convince people that their anemic budget proposal moves the state forward by making big new investments in education and providing a middle class tax cut for most... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 12, 2017. Erica Smith-Ingram grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina, attended the N.C. School of Science and Math in Durham and earned an engineering... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, May 10, 2017. Washington sent a message to Gov. Roy Cooper the other day: So you drowned. Not our problem. Dry yourself out. You’re on your own. If this is the... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 8, 2017. A recent case of child prostitution has forced us to take a look at the larger picture of human trafficking in the state and respond accordingly. A... Read More
The last major effort to repeal North Carolina's anti-union right-to-work law occurred in 1949, so you can see the urgency of the legislature in moving this year to enshrine the law in the state... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, May 10, 2017. Will Richard Burr, our state’s low-key senior senator, emerge as a heroic figure as questions swirl around an embattled president? Pundits and editorial... Read More
When we hear the term “the two Carolinas” we generally think of North Carolina and South Carolina. But there are two more Carolinas—the one where I live today and the one where I grew up. Those... Read More
We need to thank Senator Richard Burr. Yesterday, he showed that he’ll put country before party. While other GOP Senators were making excuses for Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey, Burr... Read More
