It's still the economy
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 7, 2015 “The economy, stupid,” is the phrase attributed to political strategist James Carville as a key point in the successful campaign of 1992 that... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC imports more teachers than it exports
Last week, the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the state's annual teacher turnover report. The overall turnover rate for the 2014-2015 school year climbed to 14.84 percent, a... Read More
State asks judge to dismiss challenge to voter ID law
State attorneys want a federal judge to dismiss the legal challenge to North Carolina’s voter-identification law before the March 2016 presidential primary, according to court documents filed... Read More
Oversight committee considers ways to reduce retiree health fund debt
A legislative oversight committee on Wednesday voted to consider measures aimed at reducing the $25.5 billion unfunded liability in the state retiree health benefit fund. The Legislative Program... Read More
Impending confusion in UNC admission standards
Ten years ago, the University of North Carolina began raising minimum admission requirements for all schools in the system. Those changes worked, helping to raise retention and graduation rates since... Read More
Beware of idealogues touting pilot programs
Pilot programs are nothing new in the state policy world and they often are a result of a compromise when sweeping new proposals run into stiff opposition. In theory they make sense. Try something new... Read More
Momentum builds for changes in General Assembly
The N.C. General Assembly finally called it quits for the 2015 session at 4:18 a.m. Sept. 30, more than eight months and 260 calendar days after convening in January. It marked the longest session... Read More
About those 'outrageous' UNC raises? They're not
A great university must have great faculty and outstanding leadership. Our students deserve no less. Attracting the best and brightest talent requires that we offer competitive compensation. The Oct... Read More
Why my college cut its tuition by half
The topic of college affordability has been in the spotlight recently, and with good reason. The price of college has increased 45 percent over the last decade, at the same time that household income... Read More
People need to take democracy back in N.C.
A good candidate is hard to find. Sometimes, any candidate. So Holly Jones turned to crowdsourcing. “In 2014, forty-four Republican legislators had no Democratic opposition. We can’t let that... Read More
