For the past 50 years or so, most of the country looked at the two Carolinas and saw two distinctly different states. North Carolina was a beacon of progress in an otherwise backward South. Its... Read More
The most shocking disclosure made in a recent hearing by the State Board of Elections about Sen. Fletcher Hartsell's campaign spending wasn't that the longtime Republican legislator from Concord... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 8, 2015. The city of Greensboro should take its case to federal court. It can challenge the election system dictated by the state legislature last week on... Read More
Only 2 percent of North Carolina magistrates have taken advantage of a new state law allowing them to express their opposition to same-sex marriage by opting out of performing all weddings. Senate... Read More
Funds earmarked for school districts to hire teacher assistants are once again a sharp negotiation point between Senate and House leaders trying to hammer out a two-year state government budget. The... Read More
Even though North Carolina ranks behind its four neighboring states in overall financial condition, the state’s fiscal health is mostly sound, said the author of a just-released national study... Read More
As someone who views constitutional government as a basic institution of freedom, and constitutions as wielding near-divine authority, I retain what to some might be a surprising or even cavalier... Read More
The astonishing scope of the Senate’s latest polluter protection bill Quick: What’s the most terrifying environmental threat that confronts long-term human wellbeing? Global warming? Loss of... Read More
A new Civitas Poll of registered North Carolina voters shows they are open to options for schools, assessment of students, and education funding. As for assessments, voters were asked whether schools... Read More
When the scandal broke five years ago – after a ‘tweet’ by a tackle on the football team – the wise men at UNC faced a choice: Fess-up or cover-up. They covered-up. And eight media... Read More
