Zane: Constant study, not crystal balls, the right call on climate by J. Peder Zane, News and Observer, May 20, 2014. Cooler heads are emerging in the overheated discussion of climate change. The N.C... Read More
Christensen: Hodges says state ports should be operated as a business by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, May 20, 2014 While the Republican legislature has been been providing a fresh look at state... Read More
former Staff Director, Swann Fellowship, published in Charlotte Observer, May 20, 2014 N.C. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning’s recent report in the long-running Leandro lawsuit is a blunt... Read More
Originally posted in CharlotteObserver.com Posted: Tuesday, May. 20, 2014 RALEIGH A bill tentatively approved Tuesday by the N.C. House could pressure city officials across the state to raise taxes or... Read More
Paul O'Connor: Not many changes Monday, May 19, 2014 Originally Published by Greenville Daily Reflector I woke up Wednesday feeling a bit like Bobby Ewing in the old “Dallas” TV episode in which... Read More
Originally Appeared on Carolina Journal Online - May. 21st, 2014 RALEIGH — One of the unique characteristics of education funding in North Carolina is the fact that a relatively high percentage of... Read More
The Monday protesters were back again, and this time they're even more wrong than they were the last time. Last year many of the reforms planned by the General Assembly hadn't yet taken effect. When... Read More
by Anne Blythe, News and Observer, May 19, 2014. Demonstrators trying to raise a ruckus about the North Carolina legislature’s swing to the political right put tape across their mouths and paraded... Read More
The state Department of Transportation’s “data-driven” ratings of 3,100 projects, released last week, do more than just reckon which road improvements would deliver the most benefit for North... Read More
Think that the quality of political debate in North Carolina is low and declining? I agree. For a recent, telling example of the problem, consider the debate about North Carolina’s participation in... Read More
