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 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
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
Joseph Lawler of the Washington Examiner documents a proposal from Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum that would lead to replacement of a government-mandated minimum wage. Douglas... Read More
by Gene Nichol, UNC Center of Poverty, published in News and Observer, August 13, 2014. Evidence of North Carolina’s singular, and singularly unacknowledged, poverty crisis cascades. We’ve long... Read More
North Carolina’s home schools are growing at a record rate and are now estimated to have more students than the state’s private schools. New figures from the state show there were 60,950 home... Read More
The dust is still settling on the $21.1 billion budget signed into law earlier this month, with details still emerging about the lesser-known policy and funding changes buried deep in the 260-page... Read More
Ongoing Medicaid reform initiatives seeking to rein in unnecessary spending and better coordinate patient care may improve North Carolina’s medical assistance program to a degree, and the special... Read More
The North Carolina General Assembly is not gone, they’re not forgotten and they still can’t get along. The House plans to reconvene on Thursday. Although they have not passed an adjournment... Read More
My first thought when I read that The News & Observer is 120 years old was, “Holy cow, that’s old.” My second thought was, “Hold the coffee, I’ve been reading the paper for HALF ITS LIFE... Read More
