Listening to the state Senate debate on natural gas development was agonizing. Opponents of energy development tried every way they could to delay any progress. Opponents of development sometimes try... Read More
Without explanation, the N.C. Supreme Court has given a green light to legislators and the governor to move forward with implementing North Carolina’s school voucher program. But before lawmakers... Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Senate gave key approval Wednesday to a bill that would open the door to natural gas drilling in North Carolina by next July. Senate Bill 786 passed a second reading of the full... Read More
RALEIGH — Human beings have debated the proper scope and purpose of government ever since the formal institution of government was invented. Some argue that government — properly defined as an... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, May 20, 2014. One of the many ongoing budget debates in the N.C. General Assembly swirls around the cost of higher education in North Carolina. It’s a shame that... Read More
By Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch and NC SPIN panelist, May 20, 2014. No matter how many ways Governor Pat McCrory and legislative leaders try to deny it, the main reason they are struggling to find... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, May 21, 2014. In the fall of 1957, a nervous handful of black students crossed the color line in Greensboro schools, braving the withering heat of racist taunts... Read More
The first thing anyone failed to tell me about teaching? It’s hard. It is incredibly hard. Teachers who speak otherwise are either fooling themselves, or are showing off. Every aspect of teaching is... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 19, 2014. It’s bad enough that North Carolina is near the cellar among states for paying public school teachers. But if N.C. lawmakers approve the $49 million... Read More
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
