Better mental health care in NC
Your Aug. 9 editorial “ Treatment does more than jail for most mentally ill offenders” and the recent news article on extended timeframes for mental evaluations highlight the national issue that... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Panel begins revision of Common Core standards
As part of legislation repealing the controversial Common Core academic standards in North Carolina public schools, a new state commission began the process Monday of reviewing math and English... Read More
The 'dead moose' in the room
In a few years covering the Legislature, I don't recall hearing the words "dead" and "moose" uttered together in any legislative meeting. It happened last week. Embattled Health and Human Services... Read More
Price tag for economic incentives: $800 million
While Gov. Pat McCrory says he won’t call the General Assembly back into session to push through an economic incentives package, he left the door open for calling lawmakers back to Raleigh if a big... Read More
A nosedive
The way the President figures it the Iraqi army’s going to supply the ‘boots on the ground’ to whip ISIS but the other day, up in Congress, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said half the Iraqi... Read More
Common sense for incentives
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, September 21, 2014. The N.C. General Assembly’s failure to put together a comprehensive economic development incentives program was a discouraging shortcoming to... Read More
Politial ad backers remain behind the curtain
Judy Wilburn isn't running for office, but she's been making regular television appearances many viewers would say are aimed at swaying their vote in the U.S. Senate race. The veteran teacher appears... Read More
NC's vanishing workers
North Carolina’s unemployment rate is now higher than it was in January. The rate, 6.8 percent for August, has gone up each month since May. There were 29,000 fewer people on the job in August... Read More
NC's labor market wilts in August
In August, employers in North Carolina added 12,500 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.3 percent), due largely to hiring by local governments. The monthly household survey, meanwhile, recorded a rise... Read More
Is Charlotte really the Silicon Valley of the South?
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
