Corrupting the courts
Recent “pay-to-play” allegations that have surfaced in media reports focused on members of the executive and legislative branches in North Carolina. It probably won’t be long before we hear of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
UNC System board: Transparency failure must be corrected
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 23, 2015. We’re glad that the acting chairman of the UNC system board acknowledges error in his board’s approving salary increases for 12 chancellors... Read More
Wade, not Blust should be challenged
If you're going to run for a public office, you should answer this question to yourself and to voters: Do I want to be a representative of the people, or a ruler over the people? John Blust... Read More
NC violated settlement over mental health services
Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice told North Carolina leaders this month that the state isn't doing enough to help keep people with serious mental illnesses in their local communities and... Read More
Lawmakers weigh changes to state employee benefits
State legislators are debating some substantial changes to the coverage options currently available to state employees and retirees. At a meeting of the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight... Read More
Money can't buy teacher's love
If you watch the evening news broadcasts or read the local paper, you have been told that more educators than ever are leaving North Carolina to teach elsewhere because the N.C. General Assembly... Read More
Campaign contributors
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 22, 2015. If there were any North Carolinians out there who still doubted that campaign contributors get special treatment from some politicians, they... Read More
Local school officials stand up to legislature on low-performing schools
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 22, 2015. Our two top school officials were in Raleigh Wednesday, fighting back against the state legislature’s capricious rules on low-performing... Read More
Speaker Moore: Nothing improper happened in prison contracts
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
State jobless rate fell slightly to 5.7% in October
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
