2015 questions
No predictions or resolutions! Instead let’s ask the big questions for 2015 for the state’s big three political forces: Governor McCrory, Republican legislators and Democrats. For Governor... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory to talk with Obama on healthcare
Gov. Pat McCrory says he's going to ask federal policy makers to allow North Carolina to chart its own course on health care rather than be closely tied to its existing Medicaid program. "I am... Read More
Biz leaders predict NC economy will grow by 4 percent
Hundreds of business leaders from across North Carolina convened in Research Triangle Park on Monday to hear from experts in the fields of business, government, education and nonprofits about their... Read More
Take care in adapting to the digital classroom
In ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates denounced the new technology of “books,” lamenting their lack of interactivity and calling them “orphaned remainders of living speech.” He added... Read More
McCrory: Legislature must pass jobs incentives 'in a matter of weeks'
Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday that the state legislature must fund incentives “in a matter of weeks” or North Carolina could lose companies looking to bring jobs here. McCrory told an N.C. Chamber... Read More
The ax falls slowly
Editorial by Greensboro Daily News, January 6, 2015. As soon as Kenneth Wainstein released his report about academic misconduct at UNC-Chapel Hill in October, it was clear Jan Boxill was in trouble... Read More
New General Assembly has much to do
The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats. They will... Read More
5 suggestions for a less polarized General Assembly
Jan. 14 brings a new legislative session and a fresh slate to the General Assembly, when old wounds should be healed, old habits forgotten. But if not, here are five ways that Republicans and... Read More
What will 2015's economy look like?
by Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds professor of Economics, NC State, published in Durham Herald-Sun, January 3, 2015. Economists receive much attention at the beginning of a new year... Read More
Better prospects above us than under our feet
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 5, 2015. Debates over allowing and regulating the hydraulic fracturing process to search for natural gas in North Carolina drew a furor last year. Some... Read More
