by Julia Sims, WRAL, August 11, 2015. The State Board of Education had no choice but to take over financial management of Halifax County Schools, state Superintendent of Public Instruction June... Read More
The victims often are young women, with long lives and careers still ahead for them. When nude or sexually explicit photographs or videos of them are posted online for all to see without their consent... Read More
Are you an epicurean? The answer to this question reveals something about you, something about the English language, and something about the power of propaganda. Next year, North Carolina and the... Read More
What did Hillary Clinton tell Donald Trump when he invited her to his wedding? She said, “I will come to the wedding if you promise to run for president.” This joke from Winston Salem’s Steve... Read More
Latest House education proposal would dramatically hasten public school privatization As the 2015 session of the North Carolina General Assembly stumbles along through its eighth calendar month with... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 11, 2015. State lawmakers have a complex job description. But there are two fundamentals that underlie all of it: Set policy and appropriate the money needed... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 9, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory has stepped onto almost any available soapbox in recent weeks promoting his plan to let voters decide whether to incur bond debt... Read More
The Senate on Monday night gave preliminary approval to House Bill 372, the Medicaid Transformation Act, by a 38-10 vote after a dispute over rules and decorum and a testy debate over whether this... Read More
A major problem is facing state employee pension plans. While many private corporations cut back pension programs due to limited funding or decreasing contributions, pension systems for government... Read More
As the House and Senate work toward a final state budget compromise for this fiscal year, it's sometimes difficult to separate serious legislative proposals that have a chance of passing both chambers... Read More
