Lawmakers on Thursday passed House Bill 373, which would move North Carolina's primaries for all offices up for election in 2016 from May to March 15. The shift in dates is designed to make North... Read More
The bill adopted yesterday to change the date of the 2016 primary election includes an unrelated, terrible section that will greatly expand pay-to-play politics in North Carolina. This last-minute... Read More
Over the past year, the UNC Board of Governors has taken heat on a number of topics, most notably the decision to seek a new System president and the Centers and Institutes oversight process. At one... Read More
Real estate mogul Donald Trump currently carries the most support among Republicans in the state’s upcoming presidential primary election, but according to the latest Elon University Poll... Read More
A remarkable thing happened during the recent House debate on a proposal misnamed Medicaid “reform” plan that turns over much of the health care program for the most vulnerable people in North... Read More
Now that the dust-up of the second GOP presidential primary debate is dissipating, Trump, Carson, and now Fiorina are emerging as the top-tier candidates. What is interesting is that in the latest... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, September 23, 2015. Allow us to be self-serving for a moment. One little-known part of the newspaper publishing business is that the folks who deliver our product... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 23, 2015. Since we use the words “level playing field” so often when we talk about the competition we face with other states and countries for new jobs... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 23, 2015. Just when we thought the state legislature’s treatment of public education couldn’t get any worse, the legislature hits a new low. It has... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 24, 2015. The legislature’s $2 billion bond proposal may accomplish less for more, but it’s worth supporting anyway. It includes projects worth close... Read More
