One of the most telling parts of the long debate on the House budget Thursday night and early Friday morning came in a discussion over an amendment offered by Rep. Marilyn Avila to end tax credits for... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, May 20, 2015. We’re not even five months into 2015 and it has been a rough, rough year for journalists — and those who play them on TV. The highest-profile... Read More
There is not much use debating the value of preventive health care. Science and data show us that it’s better for our physical, emotional and financial health to live a healthy lifestyle than to... Read More
For the second time in five years, the NCAA on Friday delivered a Notice of Allegations to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The notice is expected to outline NCAA findings about so... Read More
Every state budget is a mixed bag of decisions that make sense and decisions that don’t, vital programs that receive needed funding and vital programs that are underfunded or even ignored. Many... Read More
First the UNC Board of Governors couldn’t tell us why they fired UNC President Tom Ross. Now, they don’t even know what they want in a replacement. That’s what came out of a meeting of a BOG... Read More
N.C. House Republicans are voting this week on their 2015-17 biennial budget proposal. School-based personnel are among the big winners. Although I agree that other parts of the House budget are... Read More
by Taylor Batten, Charlotte Observer, May 21, 2015. We’ve watched for years as Bob Rucho’s thirst for power has grown insatiable. With each bit of authority he was given, the state senator and... Read More
The N.C. House took a final 93-23 vote early Friday morning in favor of Republican leaders’ $21 billion state spending plan, over objections from a handful of Republicans and Democrats. The vote... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 21, 2015. Have you ever contributed to political candidates or parties? If so, you probably didn’t agree with all their policy positions. More likely, you shared... Read More
