North Carolina is experiencing the effects of a nationwide transportation funding crisis. Current estimates predict a $3.7 billion annual shortfall in the state’s transportation revenue during the... Read More
Leslie Goldfarb of Charlotte had been talking to two surgeons about knee surgery and worrying about her out-of-pocket costs. When she recently read about a new online database from Blue Cross and... Read More
The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation's richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last four decades, according to a report released Tuesday. The percent of... Read More
Republicans in 2011 carved North Carolina into new districts from which public officials are elected, creating 170 areas for state lawmakers and 13 for members of Congress in a required effort to... Read More
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, February 2, 2015. State Treasurer Janet Cowell says state lawmakers have plenty of room to borrow money through bonds – as much $4.5 billion over the next five years. That... Read More
The theme of the first week of the General Assembly session could be summed up adequately with one word – "restoration." And not just because 170 legislators came back to town for the long... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 1, 2015. We may not be singing “Happy Days Are Here Again” just yet, but couldn’t we sing “pretty good days are here again”? It’s been quite a... Read More
It’s a good thing GOP candidates and leaders told us last year that improving the state’s economy would be their primary focus. Danged if you could tell, otherwise. One of the first proposals put... Read More
What’s your goal in life?” I asked a cheerful young man at an alumni event. “I want to retire by 35” was his snappy answer. He smiled, cocked his head as if auditioning to play George Clooney... Read More
By Associated Press, published in Greensboro News-Record, January 31, 2015. When Phil Berger first arrived at the General Assembly in 2001, it was hard to envision the Eden attorney would become one... Read More
