The General Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that bars the N.C. Division of Employment Security from selling to law firms confidential hearing notices of unemployment benefit appeals, a move seen as... Read More
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, August 20, 2014. The General Assembly is concerned that too many of its laws are being subjected to constitutional challenges. Its solution is a potentially... Read More
A Superior Court judge on Thursday overturned a state law that awards taxpayer-funded vouchers to low-income families who want to send their children to private or religious schools. Judge Robert... Read More
As much as I respect Rob Christensen and the political experts he talked with in today’s column, I disagree with their conclusion that the money spent in the U.S. Senate race has had “little... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, August 20, 2014. A bill on a compromise plan reached Tuesday to close all North Carolina coal ash ponds by 2029 clearly demonstrates bipartisan support for... Read More
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
