For many years, state education and political leaders promised increasing our “investment” in public schools was the key to raising student achievement for disadvantaged students. And invest we... Read More
As part of my job, I look each day at a 2014 state House or Senate race. All 170 General Assembly districts are up for grabs this year. I look at the makeup of voters, voting trends in the districts... Read More
The move Thursday by a Wake County Superior Court judge to strike down the state’s fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program is seen as a short-term setback by supporters of the private tuition... Read More
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
