by Brian Balfour, Civitas Review online, September 4, 2015. State funding for driver's education reportedly continues to be one of the few remaining sticking points in the ongoing state budget... Read More
Hundreds of people marched through downtown Raleigh on Thursday evening and rallied near the State Capitol in support of voting rights. The demonstration is part of the NAACP's Journey for Justice... Read More
In reading your recent Column "Flounder matter smells fishy" I was struck by the following : "Representative Bob Steinburg from Edenton interrupted the MFC meeting on the matter and issued a thinly... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, September 3, 2015. Sexual assault has doubtless occurred on college campuses at least as long as there have been coeducational institutions. But only in recent... Read More
One of the most troubling aspects of the budget the Senate passed earlier this summer was the decision to stuff the 500 plus page appropriations bill with dozens of controversial policy changes that... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 4, 2015. It's not quite a done deal yet, but it appears North Carolina voters will head to the polls on March 15 next year to weigh in on the presidential... Read More
For several weeks members of the NC Senate have been saying that one person is responsible for holding up progress on reaching a budget agreement. They have been uniform in blaming Rep. Nelson... Read More
Dozens of magistrates in North Carolina have refused to perform weddings since a law went into effect allowing officials to refrain from performing the ceremony. The state court system says it's... Read More
As college students flood campuses across the state this week, future careers drive many of the decisions they’ll make in the coming months. A growing number of North Carolinians have chosen... Read More
Between July 2014 and July 2015, unemployment rates fell in 90 of North Carolina’s 100 counties and in 13 of the state’s 15 metropolitan areas. Over the same period, the size of the local labor... Read More
