Good for Governor Pat McCrory for vetoing the absurd legislation passed by the House this week that would allow magistrates and other public officials to refuse to marry gay couples based on an... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 30, 2015. The governor’s veto was swift - and that’s where the story should end. If the state legislature goes for an override – which it likely has the... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 31, 2015. Even as they are shoving their current, well-qualified president out of the door, for reasons never spoken, the UNC Board of Governors is seeking... Read More
The search for a new UNC system president has reached the “remarkable” stage. That is, the Board of Governors has held a series of townhall-style meetings for public input into the qualities the... Read More
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory made a surprise appearance at the quarterly meeting of the state’s public-private economic development board Friday morning, asking for support for economic financial... Read More
That's the question pollsters, pundits and politicians want to know. The Millenials, those under 35 years of age, think differently, act differently and will vote differently. To find out what they... Read More
When the state House passed its budget last week, Rep. Chuck McGrady noted its bipartisan support in a tweet that captured what the House leadership wanted people to think was happening in the General... Read More
Some particularly ugly sausage got made today in Raleigh. It involved two good bills filed back in March by Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Mecklenburg Democrat. One bill, SB418, would close a loophole in N.C... Read More
In April, employers in North Carolina added 11,100 more jobs than they cut, with net gains occurring in the public and private sectors. Over the year, North Carolina gained 106,600 more jobs than it... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, May 28, 2015. The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors pulled out its machete and got busy last week, slashing 46 degree programs across its 16-campus... Read More
