How's this for a headline on a blog post: "Charlotte: Silicon Valley of the South" So declares the Charlotte Chamber at its website. Leaders from across the Queen City are gathering today for the... Read More
Not surprisingly, the new study Economic and Environmental Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Offshore the DelMarva, Carolinas and Georgia by Dr. Timothy J. Considine, the School of Energy Resources... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 15, 2014. We’ve used this space before to point out how relatively easy it is for incumbent legislators and members of Congress to hold onto their seats... Read More
Just before Labor Day, the publicly available polls of likely voters had incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan roughly tied with Republican challenger Thom Tillis. Since Labor Day, the polling average has... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 20, 2014. A report last week on state and federal funding cuts for services assisting the state’s rising population of senior citizens reveals at... Read More
Jim Gardner has played an astonishing number of roles in North Carolina’s civic, political and business life. He has been a congressman, lieutenant governor, three-time candidate for governor, state... Read More
The state Court of Appeals on Friday released taxpayer money to hundreds of North Carolina families who had been awarded vouchers to send their children to private or religious schools. Superior Court... Read More
Another week, another set of problems identified at the state Department of Health and Human Services. This time it is a letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture questioning DHHS oversight of... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 20, 2014. Moral Monday demonstrators have found themselves with unlikely legal allies: abortion opponents in Massachusetts. In June, the U.S. Supreme... Read More
