As we honor veterans today, it’s also fitting to celebrate North Carolina’s commitment to the military and veterans who have served so bravely. From Bath, North Carolina’s first town and site of... Read More
Five reasons why giant salaries for UNC bosses are not the answer North Carolina State University Chancellor Randy Woodson is very clearly a good guy. He is also, by many accounts, a fine chancellor... Read More
Seven years ago this month, Democrats across America were celebrating the election of an African-American President. It was an extraordinary historic achievement. But no good deed goes unpunished. Vox... Read More
The newest revelations in the pay to play scandal now swirling around the McCrory Administration don’t make the governor look any better but they are a reminder of how concentrated power has become... Read More
Seems like Gov. Pat McCrory, who faces a tough reelection fight in 2016, wants in on the hot new trend among Republican candidates. We got an inkling of it Monday morning at the Carolina Freedom... Read More
If you pay attention to state politics, you’ve heard of Bob Rucho. The retired dentist and lightning rod from Matthews in Mecklenburg County has been at the center of many of the most controversial... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 10, 2015. North Carolina owned and earned the title "Good Roads State" for a lot of years. We did it right, maintaining what we had, expanding where we... Read More
Governance of the University of North Carolina system is one of the most difficult—and important—tasks in the state government. The system is a $9 billion operation, with state appropriations to... Read More
The most powerful man in the North Carolina House of Representatives amended five years of campaign finance reports last month after an audit by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Speaker... Read More
Wake County's District Attorney has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into whether cash from sweepstakes businesses illegally flowed to a number of North Carolina campaigns, including... Read More
