North Carolina was the first place polling ever found Donald Trump leading the Republican Presidential race, and he just keeps getting stronger. PPP's newest poll finds him at 38% to 16% for Ted Cruz... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 21, 2016. What's the latest big idea out of Raleigh? Applying the sales tax to museum gift shops. That proposal, included in a proposed tax bill that was... Read More
Supporters of Nevada’s groundbreaking Education Savings Account (ESA) program were disappointed earlier this week when a state judge granted an injunction stopping the program, saying it takes... Read More
The first votes in North Carolina's March 15 primary will be cast later this month, just as a lawsuit hoping to derail some of the state's new voting rules heads back to federal court. Voters this... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 17, 2016. There were no new billionaires in North Carolina Wednesday night. But many of us were a few dollars poorer. The Powerball prize reached a record... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 20, 2016. All the talk will turn to action soon. Iowa voters will caucus in less than two weeks. New Hampshire voters cast their primary ballots eight days... Read More
At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of... Read More
Celebrations and ceremonies will be held across the state this weekend to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday is the official state holiday set aside to honor King’s life... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 18, 2016. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in his honor, today's editorial will be his own words, from his Letter from Birmingham Jail: Oppressed... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 16, 2016. Taxing services is “smart policy,” according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington think tank that has the ear of North Carolina legislators... Read More
