Does driver's ed work? Who should pay?
Teenagers are caught up in a legislative dispute over who should provide driver's education classes, who should pay for them and whether the classes are worth the trouble in the first place. North... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Court opens window for gerrymandering fix
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, July 2, 2015. By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a voter-enacted Arizona constitutional amendment that puts districting in the hands of an independent... Read More
The courage to talk, and listen, about racism
It is difficult to talk about race in our country, so all too often, we don’t. We ignore conversations about the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police until protests make the nightly... Read More
NC GOP has strong economy on its side
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 4, 2015. North Carolina's Republican governor and Republican legislature might not agree on everything, but they saw eye-to-eye on how to fix the state's ailing... Read More
No budget? No problem. Just lock'em up
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 6, 2015. A reader recently pointed out a beautiful thing: Chapter 143C of North Carolina state law. It's called, quite simply, the State Budget Act. Last... Read More
Death's machinery
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 5, 2015. In an unsettling 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last week blessed a lethal cocktail that has resulted in gruesome suffering in some executions... Read More
Social Security facing looming insolvency
Matthew Philips documents for Bloomberg Businessweek the poor long-term outlook for Social Security’s disability benefits. An audit by the Office of the Inspector General released on June... Read More
Lawsuit filed over teen's death in Raleigh crash
A state trooper whose son was killed while driving drunk is now suing the businesses who supplied and served alcohol at a wedding party the teen attended before the fatal crash. The trooper and his... Read More
Legislators want Medicaid reform before expansion
Despite a key win in the Supreme Court and pressure from liberal activists, North Carolina's legislative leaders said this past week that they have no plans to expand the state's Medicaid rolls... Read More
Three teams debate tax reform
As the House and Senate negotiate the details of a new state budget, one of their biggest disagreements will be about taxes. Just to be clear: both chambers are led by conservatives who generally... Read More
