by Matt Caulder, Capitol Connection, February 23, 2017. The latest in a string of HB 2 repeal bills was filed in the state House on Wednesday, but HB 186 has a new twist to it: Both Republicans and... Read More
The UNC Faculty Assembly is tattling on its governing bodies. In a memo to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Assembly listed 17 “serious concerns” about the North Carolina... Read More
On Thursday opponents of President Trump’s stance on illegal immigration took to the streets, leaving jobs and businesses closed for “A Day Without Immigrants” to show the effect that illegal... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, February 15, 2017. Give 'em a raise. That's the bottom line on lawmakers' bottom line, which is that they're working for peanuts. Peanuts is what we get back, you... Read More
It’ll be a matter of weeks, March 1 to be exact, before N.C. Department of Public Instruction Deputy Superintendent Rebecca Garland is expected to leave here for the last time. Her Raleigh office in... Read More
The latest Civitas poll has found that North Carolina voters are split when asked if they approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as President, and 50 percent say they approve of the job Roy Cooper... Read More
The phones began ringing and kept on ringing and each caller said the same thing: ‘I want you to hold more ‘Town Hall’ meetings.’ Sensing a groundswell of support for Town Hall Meetings... Read More
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and other Republican leaders have spent the last few days desperately distorting the facts and rewriting history to try to blame Governor Roy Cooper for the... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 17, 2017. Compromise has been described as the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece. By that definition, we... Read More
We hear a lot about health care being in crisis. It’s increasingly expensive for everyone – consumers, providers, payers and the government alike. Compound this with the fact that we can’t... Read More
