Forbes magazine added a new category to its "Best States for Business" factors this year - "regulatory category is a measure of laws that protect people from employment discrimination based on sexual... Read More
It is too early to tell at this writing whether Roy Cooper’s slim election night lead over Pat McCrory will hold after the remaining ballots are counted, all ballots are recounted, and all potential... Read More
Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper claims to have won the governor’s race, incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory says votes remain uncounted that could reverse Cooper’s razor-thin margin, and... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 9, 2016. Just like another famous New Yorker, Donald Trump did it his way -- and it made him the next president of the United States. Trump, who has proved... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in The Salisbury Post, November 10, 2016. There’s no telling where you’ll find the idea that’ll make your fortune, but mine came on day... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, November 10, 2016. We’re in uncharted territory, folks. The old rules no longer apply. The two major parties that have defined American politics for more than a... Read More
North Carolina voters have spoken, and they tipped the state Supreme Court to a Democratic majority Tuesday, but there’s a possibility that the Republican-led legislature will attempt to gain... Read More
The American people wanted change in the worst kind of way. And they got it. There are only two messages in politics: (1) “Time for a change.” Or (2) “Stay the course.” Hillary Clinton was a... Read More
Republican businessman Donald Trump shocked the world Tuesday night and his upset victory provided surprising coattails that swept many Republicans into office in North Carolina, neutralizing what was... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 11, 2016. This is an updated version of an editorial we first published on Veterans Day 2010. The well-known story of Doris “Dorie” Miller, a Texan... Read More
