Healthy tourism
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 18, 2014. Tourism in North Carolina is a $20 billion-a-year industry, and that's only counting what visitors – traveling for recreation or on business... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Obama administration does well
The Obama administration has been implementing new ways to measure economic activity in the United States. Although not exactly front-page news, this initiative deserves praise from anyone, regardless... Read More
State getting its day after day after day in court
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, August 22, 2014. North Carolina’s proposed school voucher program — called “opportunity scholarships” — ran aground in court last week. A Wake County... Read More
Voucher supporters ask court to put order on hold
Voucher supporters have file an emergency motion to put Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood’s ruling halting vouchers on hold until the case is decided on appeal. “The Superior Court’s action... Read More
Governor may take legislature to court over coal ash commission
Gov. Pat McCrory says he's likely to sign the coal ash cleanup bill lawmakers sent him on the last day of session, but he also suggested his administration could take state lawmakers to court over it... Read More
Legislature neglects the health or rural NC
Editorial by News and Observer, August 23, 2014. The General Assembly has adjourned, and its members have gone home, but the lawmakers leave behind a major problem that never made it onto the agenda... Read More
The first 1 million
You had to be here in the 1950s to appreciate how much Raleigh and Wake County have changed on the way to one million people. And, to this old-timer, it’s a much better place today. We were poor... Read More
The fitting end to the General Assembly session
The chaos that was the 2014 not so short session of the General Assembly finally ended this week, though there are rumors that Governor Pat McCrory may call lawmakers back to town to pass more... Read More
What will coal ash cost us?
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, August 21, 2014. A bill on a compromise plan reached Tuesday to close all North Carolina coal ash ponds by 2029 clearly demonstrates bipartisan support for... Read More
Sanford tracking hearing reveals passions on both sides
Before a public hearing Friday evening on fracking, pro-drilling activists said they hoped it would be a more cordial environment than the first hearing in Raleigh. “We are hoping for a polite... Read More
