Legislative candidates few
With all of the defections from the General Assembly as of late, you’d think dozens – if not hundreds – of qualified candidates from across the state would be lining up to run for those offices... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Who said that?
The candidate “has the knack of doing things and doing them noisily, clamorously; while he is in the neighborhood the public can no more look the other way than the small boy can turn his head away... Read More
Frank Hill: Is N.C. punching above its weight in funding higher education?
There are always interesting things you discover when you start looking deep into statistics and facts of any public policy issue. In North Carolina, one such ‘interesting’ case is the whole issue... Read More
Changing Medicaid to managed care could take years
Gov. Pat McCrory's signature on House Bill 372 wasn't the end of North Carolina's effort to change how the state's $14 billion Medicaid system works.While the political wrangling may be over for the... Read More
Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade
Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards. But just how much time... Read More
Not a matter of degrees
For three years now, I’ve been defending the decision of the North Carolina General Assembly to end the longstanding practice of giving public-school teachers automatic pay boosts if they possess or... Read More
Who's watching our environmental watchdog?
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, October 25, 2015. This just doesn't look good.It doesn't look good when the state agency that's supposed to enforce environmental standards and hold violators... Read More
Cary CPA announces bid for state treasurer
by Drew Elliot, Jones and Blount, October 23, 2015. Ron Elmer, a certified public account and professional money manager from Cary, announced his campaign for state Treasurer Friday. Elmer, a Democrat... Read More
The great GOP Benghazi bungle
After suffering one of the worst summers in the history of presidential races, Hillary Clinton just wrapped up one of the best weeks in the history of presidential races. Thanks to the House Benghazi... Read More
Friday follies
Stigmatizing more schools One of the least discussed important stories about education this year has been the ongoing scandal of the stigmatizing A-F grading system for public schools. The grades... Read More
