Editorial by Burlington Times-News, March 11, 2015. What took so long? That’s only the first question raised by the announcement on Tuesday that the North Carolina Department of Environment and... Read More
State Supreme Court to dictate Duke Energy’s next move Coal ash comes to the state Supreme Court on Monday for an answer to what should be a relatively simple question. Do North Carolina’s... Read More
Over a decade ago some genius up in Washington – I think it may have been Donald Rumsfeld – figured we could conquer Iraq with 150,000 soldiers; that we could fight a little war with a little pain... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 12, 2015. George Logan was a political ally of Thomas Jefferson who made a secret diplomatic trip to France in 1798. He might have helped avert a war, but he... Read More
Rep. Marilyn Avila has filed legislation to reduce regulation facing health care facilities, arguing a change is needed to improve patient options and lower costs. House Bill 200 is similar to a bill... Read More
The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is committed to ensuring North Carolina has the best public university system in America. North Carolinians have good reason to be proud. UNC... Read More
Tired of the gasoline tax? It would go away under a bill introduced this week by a Mecklenburg County lawmaker. But Rep. Charles Jeter, a Huntersville Republican, would replace it with an annual fee... Read More
At first glance, Gov. Pat McCrory's budget for 2015-2017 is down the middle – not too friendly, not too unfriendly. Although outside groups on both the right and left have criticized the plan, much... Read More
There’re two sides to every coin. Last year, when the State Senate took away Governor McCrory’s appointments to the Board of Review, the Governor vetoed the bill. Then the Senate overrode his... Read More
More than one in five adults in North Carolina still smokes and more than 15 percent of high school students do—costing the state thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year–and North... Read More
