In a counter to its February coal ash spill into the Dan River, Duke Energy announced a $10 million fund Wednesday for Carolinas waterways. The money will be used to improve water quality, enhance... Read More
Lots of folks have asked me my reaction to Rob Christensen’s uncharacteristically intemperate attack on me in the Raleigh News & Observer today. I’ll have to pen a lengthier response when I get... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, September, 22, 2014. North Carolina has watched with envy as auto manufacturers, lured by huge incentive packages, have dotted the Southeast with plants. Jobs at $15 to... Read More
Two things happened the other day: One nasty. The other confounding. First ISIS posted a video on the Internet telling President Obama (in no uncertain terms) to watch out – it is going to target... Read More
Editor’s Note: The following column has been updated for clarity regarding the tax deduction on the state’s 529 college savings plan. Most of the heated debate this fall about the decisions made... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 23, 2014. In passing the cost of driver education to parents of high school students, state lawmakers appear to be playing a shell game with the... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 24, 2014. Pat McCrory made his political reputation on the strength of a progressive transportation project — Charlotte’s light-rail system... Read More
A sizable number of North Carolina residents are learning they are no longer eligible for Obamacare, and some health policy premiums could jump 60 percent within two years, an insurance official says... Read More
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson launched the longest and most expensive war in American history: the war on poverty. “Our aim,” he said, “is not only to relieve the symptom of poverty... Read More
