Any plan Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration presents for expanding Medicaid would have a tough time getting through the state legislature. A key House member said Tuesday it would probably be... Read More
North Carolina senior citizens who choose private Medicare policies are seeing an unusual level of turmoil this year, with more than 57,000 notified their plans won’t be offered in 2015 and others... Read More
The midterm elections are in the rearview mirror, but Congress still has much important work to finish before year’s end. Topping the “lame duck” to-do list should be addressing urgent problems... Read More
Although I support the tax cuts, budgetary restraint, and other fiscal policies adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory over the past two years, I have repeatedly urged... Read More
The editorial from Nov. 13, “Teeth being added to fracking rules?” was unfortunately misleading. The Mining and Energy Commission (MEC) has finished drafting the rules to regulate fracking, but... Read More
Congressional GOP has a golden opportunity during the lame duck session to show it’s not just about obstruction As anyone who’s ever obtained real, decision-making authority can attest – be it... Read More
Republican wins this year could make Governor McCrory’s reelection road rockier. Over the past month, the Governor seemed to tack to the middle and away from the arch-conservative legislature. He... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, November 17, 2014. Given the partisan rancor in the past couple of General Assembly sessions, it may be hard to remember that the state’s elected leaders do know how... Read More
A lawsuit filed against UNC-Chapel Hill on Monday seeks to end the university’s use of race in admissions, contending that “race is a dominant factor” in decisions “to the detriment of white... Read More
North Carolina's big cities are seeing new, well-paying jobs created as the nation continues to recover from the Great Recession. But residents of small towns that once were home to the state's... Read More
