The headlines in Raleigh these days have been dominated by the landmark ruling by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturning much of the North Carolina’s massive voter suppression law with the... Read More
You started it.” “No, you started it.” “No, you did.” Sound like a fourth-grade playground quarrel? Certainly. Unfortunately, it also sounds like our state’s elected leaders over House... Read More
by Peter St. Onge, The Charlotte Observer, July 31, 2016. Pat McCrory says he thought he had a “total verbal agreement” with the NBA last month for a compromise on HB2. A source involved in the... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, August 2, 2016. Decisions about the law can be difficult to reach because right and wrong usually exist on both sides of an issue. That apparently was not a... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 3, 2016. If the leaders of the N.C. House and Senate had asked these questions before they pushed through House Bill 2, we might have avoided national... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 2, 2016. The conventions may be over. The rhetorical fallout clearly isn’t. Donald Trump’s insensitive retorts to the speech of the father of a fallen... Read More
Lawrence Kudlow explains in a Human Events column why he’s wary of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s economic plans. Over the past year, real GDP has slipped to a paltry... Read More
Who will win North Carolina? Chance of winning North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes Hillary Clinton 50.9% Donald Trump 49.0% Latest polls We’ve collected 19 polls in North Carolina so far. The... Read More
Beach business owners have the summer months to make the bulk of their annual revenue, although some coastal merchants in Wrightsville Beach say they are experiencing a downturn. While some blame... Read More
North Carolina is urbanizing — that much is certain. You can chart it in the economic data about population, income, and job creation. You can see it in the cranes that rise into the skylines of our... Read More
