Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 20, 2014. Our state legislature has had a difficult time passing some of its recent laws. Judges kicked them back, declaring them to be unconstitutional. The... Read More
Your water bill is based on how much water you use. Your power bill is based on how much electricity you consume. That principle could be coming to garbage pickup in the city of Charlotte, which is... Read More
The folks at Opportunity Ohio have compiled a 50-state analysis of state GDP growth, breaking the growth rates down into 16-year, 4-year, and 2-year periods. You can see the breakdown here. Looking... Read More
Jean-Pierre Faye is likely not a name that comes to mind when asked to explain some element of North Carolina politics. But the French philosopher and poet (b. 1925) developed a unique way of viewing... Read More
The state’s Coal Ash Management Act, described by advocates as the first of its kind, passed the state legislature with a broad majority on Wednesday, about six months after a corroded pipe spilled... Read More
by Real Clear Politics, August 20, 2014. North Carolina Senate - Tillis vs. Hagan Polling Data Poll Date Sample MoE Tillis (R) Hagan (D) Spread RCP Average 7/5 - 8/19 -- -- 44.6 43.6 Tillis +1.0 USA... Read More
The legislation that cleared the General Assembly on Wednesday allows Duke Energy to close some of its coal ash pits using a method – known as cap-in-place – that has been linked with groundwater... Read More
When you consider all the bad choices made by the General Assembly and Governor Pat McCrory in the last two years—and there have been too many to mention—the one that may make the least sense was... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 19, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory and his administration are making steps toward pushing Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash-storage ponds. But a lot more is... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 20, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory called it one of his most important decisions when he appointed Mark D. Martin to complete Sarah Parker’s term as chief justice... Read More
