Jobs lost at a minimum
Correct ideas are not always popular ones. I freely admit that most North Carolinians favor increasing the legal minimum wage, through either congressional or legislative action. Supporters believe... Read More
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Transportation priorities a test for Administration
Last week, state officials released the first batch of transportation projects to be funded through 2025 under the new "strategic mobility formula" proposed by Gov. Pat McCrory and approved by the... Read More
Pitt County Schools back before 4th Circuit on desegregation orders
Parties in the Pitt County school desegregation case are back before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond this morning to argue their second appeal in three years, this time over a... Read More
What's the difference?
Obama and the Republican Leaders in Congress are eyeball to eyeball over immigration with the President saying he’s done a fine noble deed to bring five million people out of the shadows and with... Read More
New study illustrates state's sharp contrasts
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 8, 2014. For years, the story of “two North Carolinas” has been a popular narrative among politicians hoping to win crossover appeal from voters... Read More
NC's Certificate of Need law: A high wall for competitors to scale
It is pretty clear that North Carolina hospitals are adamant about using the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) regulations to shield themselves from the free market. After all, what law better... Read More
Why newspapers are dying
Reporter Lynn Bonner and the News and Observer showed us once again why people have stopped buying newspapers: Reporters keep trying to make the news, not report it. That’s exactly what Bonner did... Read More
NC 'Ground Zero' for the 2016 election
North Carolina's 2014 election season hosted a neck-and-neck Senate contest that featured record-shattering campaign spending. It was also just a warm-up for what's to come. In 2016, a year when only... Read More
Spate of suits aimed at curtailing controversial laws
Teachers, bail bondsmen, city governments and even the governor are on the roster of those who have sued the General Assembly over the past four years, all claiming the legislature overstepped limits... Read More
UNC to review 34 centers and institutes
Thirty-four university-based centers and institutes will have the chance to make their case for continued support next week before a UNC Board of Governors panel reviewing them. The 34 include some... Read More
