Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 3, 2014. The hallmark of John Skvarla's tenure as leader of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been customer service. That would have... Read More
The former academic adviser at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who publicly criticized the literacy of the school's athletes amid investigations into academic fraud said Wednesday that... Read More
The Triangle felt the brunt of the global restructuring now taking place in the pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday as GlaxoSmithKline announced plans to cut 900 jobs here. GSK, which has seen its... Read More
State officials on Wednesday launched a $2.5 million campaign to reduce underage drinking through sobering TV ads, a website to help parents talk to kids, and a series of school assemblies with Lt... Read More
I’m sure that the death of more young black males will occur at the hands of the police, but racism may not be the total story. As I watched a couple of businesses burning in Ferguson, Mo., I couldn... Read More
The administration of Governor Pat McCrory blatantly misled environmental groups, the media, and the public last month about a meeting on offshore drilling that included state and federal officials... Read More
The changing fortunes and influence of teacher unions is a topic we’ve chronicled on these pages (see here and here). Few people follow this story better than our friend Mike Antonucci at the... Read More
Lawmakers have not bridged the disagreements that forced the General Assembly to abandon efforts last summer to reform the North Carolina's $14 billion Medicaid health insurance system for the poor... Read More
Lee County officials say the county deserves to be paid fees, potentially millions of dollars, by Duke Energy and a partner planning to bury coal ash there. Duke announced plans last month to start... Read More
What do Colorado, Texas, Utah, Massachusetts, and North Carolina have in common? Not much, it would seem. Yet according to the latest data, they are among the states leading the national pack in... Read More
