Scoping out Margaret Spellings
Now that Chairman Fennebresque has revealed former Education Secretary Mrs. Spellings as his candidate for UNC President, let’s talk about her. First, she can be tough. And reforming higher... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Sources: Fennebresque, Spellings met with McCrory
UNC Board of Governors Chairman John Fennebresque and Margaret Spellings, the top candidate to become UNC system president, left a recent “emergency" meeting of the board to meet with Gov. Pat... Read More
Downsizing the federal role in education
Years of federally driven testing reform and a botched rollout of sweeping, federally incentivized standards have tried the patience of the American people. On their minds now: Downsizing the federal... Read More
Environmental agency points to Gov. Perdue for 'inaction' on coal ash
The gloves are off, and they’re naming names. McCrory administration figures have long made thinly veiled allusions to the Democratic governors who were in power when they say deals were made with... Read More
Manufacturing key to vibrant economy
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, October 18, 2015. It is indeed fitting that the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce chose October to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the local and... Read More
Sources: Spellings not the only candidate for UNC president
The University of North Carolina's governing board met Friday to discuss the search for the next president of the 17-campus system despite complaints the process is being rushed and calls by... Read More
NC sees income gains
According to the latest federal statistics, North Carolina’s economy is surging and has become one of the nation’s pacesetters. This is not a political claim. It is simply a fact. If not for the... Read More
The vanishing power of the UNC Board of Governors
Being a member of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has long been among the most sought-after appointed positions in the state. You learn what’s happening across the... Read More
Controlling the money
It was modern politics at its noisiest with shouting and arm waving and bark-peeling emails flying through the ether but even by modern standards the State Republican Party blasting the Republican... Read More
The Friday Follies
The GOP’s handpicked and dysfunctional Board of Governors The award for most dysfunctional state agency these days has to go to the UNC Board of Governors as it continues its search for a new... Read More
