House Speaker Tim Moore said he is confident “nothing improper happened” in contract talks between the McCrory administration and a Charlotte businessman with ties to McCrory. Moore, who took over... Read More
North Carolina’s jobless rate in October fell slightly to 5.7 percent from September’s revised rate of 5.8 percent, the N.C. Department of Commerce reported Friday. The October rate was unchanged... Read More
Two recent media reports have cast a spotlight on the potential “pay to play” problem with government contractors who are also donors to political campaigns. Liberal pols and activists were... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, November 22, 2015. If you want to know what the movement that has been rattling cages on college campuses is all about, go to YouTube and watch a video titled... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, November 21, 2015. The issue of whether or not the United States should make homes for 10,000 Syrian refugees isn’t quite the slam dunk those on either side of... Read More
Approximately 34 percent of children in the United States do not receive all doses of vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by age two, according to a new... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 21, 2015. It is easy to see why the University of North Carolina’s governing board was nearly evenly divided over last month’s closed-door... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 22, 2015. The tight link between health and wealth is no surprise. People with more money can afford health insurance and good preventive care. They also... Read More
It's been a long time since any North Carolina political leaders bragged about a monthly employment report, and no wonder. The latest tally, out today, shows the unemployment rate at 5.7 percent, the... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 22, 2015. To some smokers, a chemical additive called menthol is like honey in their tea, cream in their coffee or sugar on their grapefruit. It mellows... Read More
