It’s been more than two years since the General Assembly repealed the Racial Justice Act, eliminating the right of death row inmates here to assert statutory claims of racial discrimination in... Read More
The hearing that will determine the fate of North Carolina’s election reform law wrapped up Aug. 7. Groups that included the NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of NC, joined by Eric Holder... Read More
After years of damaging disclosures and disastrous PR, you’d think there’s no way UNC could make its grades-and-athletes scandal worse. As George W. Bush would say, don’t misunderestimate them... Read More
A recent article by former teacher James Hogan has caused quite a stir in the state. It’s also apparently causing heartburn for Republicans. Hogan carefully details the damage done to North... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 17, 2015. Proponents of a plan to redistribute sales tax proceeds from urban to rural counties have been having a tough time rounding up the votes to get the... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 19, 2015. Forsyth County library supporters have walked a long, hard road in their efforts to replace outmoded and aged-out libraries. Now some county... Read More
Each week, more than 4.2 million North Carolina residents embark on a commute to work, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Most commutes are in-county commutes In most cases... Read More
Last month when we polled North Carolina and found Donald Trump leading the Republican field, it was the first poll by anyone anywhere to find Trump out ahead. He was at 16%. Our newest survey of the... Read More
Negotiators for the House and the Senate say a deal on Medicaid is within reach now that House Republicans have tentatively agreed to adopt a "hybrid" insurance model similar to one the Senate put... Read More
A controversial state Senate version of an economic-development bill was rejected 111-2 Wednesday by the House, adding it to a laundry list of legislation headed to intense concurrence negotiations... Read More
