The recent State Board of Elections probe into contributions made to political candidates from the sweepstakes gambling – although they might call it gaming – industry offers a window into the... Read More
The state Treasurer combats a stunning money grab by the insurance industry If there’s a single most maddening and nonsensical argument regularly advanced by the far right, so-called “free market... Read More
You’ve got to hand it to ‘em. You thought it was impossible. But the North Carolina legislature did it: They made South Carolina look progressive. South Carolina took down the Confederate flag... Read More
The annual Kids Count survey by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that tracks child welfare in states was released this week and couldn’t have come at a better time, as lawmakers are putting a final... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 20, 2015. Last week, after calls from our editorial board and those of the Charlotte and Raleigh newspapers, Gov. Pat McCrory pushed for the ouster of Paul... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 21, 2015. The General Assembly began this year's session in January. The fiscal year ended on June 30. We're three weeks into July and still without a budget... Read More
by Brian Balfour, Civitas review online, July 21, 2015. Today's News & Observer has an article featuring the NC Biotechnology Center – noting that the Senate's budget proposal would eliminate... Read More
A new report released Tuesday ranks North Carolina in the bottom half of states in the health and well-being of children, a higher percentage of whom now live in poverty. As of 2013, one in four... Read More
The clock is ticking on Gov. Pat McCrory and his bond referendum idea. The first-term governor wants voters to decide this November whether the state should borrow billions of dollars for... Read More
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure. And not grass alone; but soils, seeds, and seasons – hedges, ditches, and fences... Read More
