Experiences in Charlotte and Raleigh confirm that merely spending more on poor students isn’t enough Since the 1999 court case that required Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) to end busing... Read More
Op-ed by Larry Wooten, NC Farm Bureau and Dean Rich Linton, NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, March 11, 2016 Just as agriculture and food production require fertile soil, a bright... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, March 10, 2016. North Carolina’s secretary of natural and cultural resources, Susan Kluttz, wants some advice. Her department and two state historical commissions have... Read More
A new Civitas Poll provides the most recent insights into what North Carolina voters are thinking leading up to the March 15 primary. The live-caller poll asked 500 Democrats and 500 Republicans... Read More
by Matthew Burns, WRAL, March 8, 2016. Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr and former Wake County Democratic lawmaker Deborah Ross hold large leads for their respective parties' nominations for U.S... Read More
If lawmakers decide to hold a special session to overturn Charlotte's transgender nondiscrimination ordinance, they'll have the backing of voters like Brenda Taylor. "I cannot even believe this is... Read More
The Democratic candidates for state treasurer both say the management and return on investment of North Carolina’s mammoth health and pension plans for public employees need improvement, but their... Read More
Campaign spurs high emotions, but mostly ignores local issues For those who harbor any doubts about how wacky and illogical the American presidential primary season has become, what’s happening this... Read More
Congress created Medicare Part D to provide beneficiaries with a prescription drug benefit. The program took effect in 2006 and in the past ten years, almost half of North Carolina's Medicare... Read More
North Carolina’s Medicaid reform is changing the way doctors get paid. The state is shifting away from reimbursing providers under a fee-for-service system to one that pays them a lump sum to... Read More
