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
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
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, May 5, 2017. What if scheduling surgery was like a trip to the auto mechanic — before the first turn of the wrench, or in this case, the slice of a scalpel... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, May 9, 2017. It’s budget season in North Carolina. Governments at every level, from the General Assembly to town councils in tiny rural towns, are trying to... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, May 7, 2017 The competition among high school students for valedictorian and salutatorian should cool after new state grading standards are fully in effect. The change may... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Asheville Citizen-Times, May 9, 2017. It should come as no surprise to anyone that things are not always what they seem in politics. A state Senate... Read More
The Senate passed its $22.9 billion budget bill for the coming biennium in a Thursday evening vote and a final vote on Friday just after 3 a.m. The Thursday vote fell down along party lines in a... Read More
