Yesterday’s post examined projected generational changes in North Carolina’s adult population. By 2016, North Carolina is projected to have 7.85 million adults, with the following projected... Read More
Average North Carolinians are pushing back against the gun fundamentalists…and winning It’s hard to feel very optimistic about much of anything in the aftermath of last week’s horrific tragedy... Read More
The death of former UNC Chancellor Bill Aycock reminds us that today’s legislature isn’t the first to ram through bad laws, that today’s attacks on higher education aren’t the first and that... Read More
State Democrats are doubling down on education as their major issue heading into 2016. While the General Assembly has passed contentious laws relating to abortion, gay marriage, and the environment... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 22, 2015. Ten years after waging a losing battle against passage of the N.C. Education Lottery, Republican legislators now seem all too happy to enjoy the... Read More
Academia is notoriously resistant to major changes. Whereas private sector firms rise, fall, merge, reorganize, acquire, and cast off unprofitable divisions with amazing speed, colleges and... Read More
Blunders at the state Division of Motor Vehicles in the state Department of Transportation undermined a crucial vote reform, it was revealed Friday. State lawmakers softened a portion of North... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, June 19, 2015. Senate Bill 2, which became law when the General Assembly overrode Gov. Pat McCrory’s veto, landed North Carolina back in the national spotlight... Read More
The recently introduced state Senate tax package proposes multiple new tax burdens on North Carolina’s nonprofits. As membership and marketing director for the Alamance County Community YMCA, I am... Read More
In May, employers in North Carolina added 10,400 more jobs than they cut, with net gains occurring in the public and private sectors. Over the year, North Carolina gained 108,800 more jobs than it... Read More
