Coal ash could become campaign hazard
North Carolina's 33 coal ash ponds could pose a political hazard this fall as the General Assembly adjourns for the time being without finishing work on legislation to address the environmental... Read More
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N.C. Senate sends House bargain on teacher assistants
Senate Republicans offered solutions late Thursday to end the General Assembly's extended work session this year. But they also offered a hard bargain to House members to resolve a problem about... Read More
There are no exceptions that allow underage drinking in N.C.
It can happen at a wedding party. It can start as a graduation toast. It can escalate at the dinner table after a first glass of wine. Teens drink alcohol. Parents get arrested. It’s rare for adults... Read More
Let's get off the worst bridges list
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 13, 2014. The broken record plays on: the Business 40 bridge over Liberty Street ranks No. 2 on AAA Carolinas’ list of the 20 worst bridges in North... Read More
Spin the wheel, win a judgeship
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2014. To name a new judge to the state’s second highest court for the next eight years, we are going to close our eyes and randomly pull a name out of a... Read More
Newspaper market still diverse
Is the market for news and information in North Carolina overly concentrated in a few hands? In recent years, I’ve heard complaints from both the Left and the Right about the effects of media... Read More
Election year anxiety for seniors
When older people talk, politicians and election candidates usually listen – if they're smart anyway. That's because older people vote, which is why a new poll released this week by AARP North... Read More
DPI to cut more than 50 jobs serving struggling schools, infrastructure
by Lindsay Wagner, NC Policy Watch, August 14, 2014. The agency tasked with implementing the state’s K-12 public school laws and policies is coping with a 10 percent funding cut handed down by... Read More
The best lobbyists on earth
The other day Gary wrote, “For Democrats this election year, this legislature is the gift that keeps on giving. Maybe they’ll stay in session all the way to November” – considering by Speaker... Read More
Sort of against the Department of Education
It’s clear from his comments that he didn’t say he would eliminate the Department of Education," Jordan Shaw, campaign manager for Republican Senate candidate Thom Tillis, said Tuesday in... Read More
