PPP's new North Carolina poll finds yet another state where Donald Trump holds a double digit lead- but also shows the path if establishment Republicans are ever going to be able to stop Trump. Trump... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, February 17, 2016. It’s rare – OK, it’s never – that Republican leaders like Pat McCrory, Phil Berger and Tim Moore agree on big policy questions with... Read More
In a packed Supreme Court chamber on Tuesday, the state’s justices considered the question of whether North Carolina’s Map Act amounts to an exercise of the state’s police power — much like... Read More
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday rolled out a proposed reconfiguration of North Carolina's 13 U.S. House districts after federal judges ruled two of the current districts were unconstitutionally... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, February 16, 2016. Did anyone believe we would see gasoline for sale in Burlington for as little as $1.50 a gallon again? We didn’t see it coming. Yet there it is... Read More
Charter school competition, funding shortfall forces difficult decision Chuck Francis, chairman of the Haywood County Schools Board of Education, won’t guarantee that his rural, mountain system will... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 16, 2016. Justice Antonin Scalia enjoyed his well deserved reputation as the most conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but he drew influence for... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 17, 2016. The battle over tenure for North Carolina teachers reached the state Supreme Court this week. We hope the justices will put this misbegotten... Read More
After federal judges ruled that two of North Carolina's congressional districts were unconstitutional because the race of voters was the primary factor used to create them, lawmakers decided Tuesday... Read More
Stripping veteran teachers of their tenure rights isn't illegal, a lawyer for the state argued Monday. The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments over a 2013 state law that required teachers to... Read More
