Editorial by News and Observer, February 22, 2015. This Thursday the Federal Communications Commission may improve North Carolinians’ chances of getting inexpensive, high-speed Internet access... Read More
If the recent review of campus-based centers by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors was all an elaborate ruse to silence a critic of state Republicans, it would probably qualify as the... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 21, 2015. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx swung through the Carolinas last week to press the local and regional... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 21, 2015. A state law making it easier to preserve land for roads has instead been a burden on owners of property in the path of some future highway. This... Read More
Seventy five of North Carolina’s 115 school districts have submitted teacher compensation proposals to the General Assembly with the hope of participating in a pilot program that would reward highly... Read More
Facing a $2.5 billion budget shortfall in 2011, the new Republican legislative majority eliminated $13.5 million in annual funding to the NC Teaching Fellows program. Now several legislators – all... Read More
We’re in the Great Mentioner season of the political cycle, when the names of potential 2016 candidates start floating through the rumor mills, media and blogosphere. And nothing talks like money... Read More
Politicians spin. That’s not news. But Rep. Paul Stam’s spin this week was unusually brazen. He even accompanied his spin with “proof,” but the proof just showed he was spinning. Stam, a... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, February 20, 2015. Thankfully, it is uncommon, but two weeks ago WakeMed had to close its emergency department to all but those with heart attacks, stroke or severe... Read More
Duke Energy was charged Friday with nine counts of violating the federal Clean Water Act in connection with the handling of coal ash at its North Carolina power plants, including one that spilled tons... Read More
